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The Diagnosis and Management of Dementia in Primary Care: Issues in Education, Service Development, and Research.

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Rait, Greta; Walters, Kate; Iliffe, Steve – Generations, 1999

Explores the reasons that dementia is poorly understood and managed and suggests ways in which obstacles to optimal management of dementia can be overcome through research and through development of evidence-based services. (Author/JOW)

Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Clinical Diagnosis, Older Adults, Primary Health Care

An Overview of Dementia in Older Persons: Identification, Diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment.

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Hinkle, J. Scott – Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 1990

Notes that, as American population ages and mental health counselors focus services on older adults, the identification, diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of dementia will become valuable clinical skill. Presents nontechnical information regarding dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, multi-infarct dementia, testing, and therapeutic…

Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Ability