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Delirious about dementia
— towards better services for patients with cognitive impairment by geriatricians | | Author(s) | Duncan R Forsyth |
| Corporate Author | British Geriatrics Society - BGS |
| Publisher | British Geriatrics Society - BGS, London, October 2005 |
| Pages | 16 pp |
| Source | Dr Duncan R Forsyth, Consultant Geriatrician, PO Box 135, Dept of Medicine for the Elderly, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ. Email: duncan.forsyth@addenbrookes.nhs.uk |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Psychiatric treatment ; Geriatricians ; Standards of provision. |
| Annotation | The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) and the Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry of the Royal College of Psychiatrists have formed a consensus group representing various specialties, with the objective of defining how geriatricians can play a more integral role in the recognition, diagnosis and management of patients with dementia. This is the group's consensus statement, which presents a model for the care of patients with dementia. It explains the need for consensus, since large and multidisciplinary teams are involved in patients management. It also covers: recognition of dementia by geriatricians; the case register system; champion-led memory services; the pharmacological treatments in Alzheimer's disease (AD); managing risk factors; and education and training. That information must cross boundaries between the different professional groups involved is emphasised. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-051129211 B |
| Classmark | EA: LP: QT4: 583 |
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