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The psychological consequences of learning a diagnosis of dementia — three case examples
Author(s)	H J Husband
Journal title	Aging & Mental Health, vol 3, no 2, May 1999
Pages	pp 179-183
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Dementia ; Diagnosis ; Self esteem ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Case studies ; Norfolk.
Annotation	The question of disclosure of dementia diagnosis has become of greater significance in recent years. This is probably in part due to people presenting at earlier stages of the disorder, the necessity for patients to be able to consent to drug treatments of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and greater public awareness of the condition. This paper describes the effects on three people in the Norfolk Mental Health Care NHS Trust area of learning their diagnosis, and a psychological intervention used with them. The methodological problems of research in this area are discussed, and the related question of what types of intervention may be useful to maintain self-esteem, social functioning and cognitive abilities following diagnosis. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-990715234 A
Classmark	EA: LK7: DPA: F: 69P: 8N
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