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How to Manage Dementia in General Practice

ISBN: 978-1-118-35233-5

July 2013

BMJ Books

168 pages

Description

This practical guide clearly shows each stage in the management of a patient with dementia. It covers the complex issues surrounding dementia such as spouses and families, access to appropriate care, legal and ethical concerns, planning for the future and "living well" and includes the decision making process on initiating treatment and guidance on how best to access the available services.

About the Author

Nicholas Clarke, Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry, MD in Neurochemistry and Visiting Research Fellow at King’s College, London, UK

Farine Clarke, General Practitioner, Former Deputy Editor of Pulse Newspaper and Editor and Editorial Director of GP newspaper, UK

Denzil Edwards, Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry, Kent and Medway NHS Trust, UK

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