Dementia – Risk of developing a Nationwide Study

Delusional disorder in old age and the risk of developing dementia-a nationwide register-based study, Aging & Mental Health, Volume 12, Issue 5 September 2008 , pages 625 – 629
Abstract:
To examine whether very late first-contact delusional disorder carries a risk for later development of dementia.
Methods: By linkage of the psychiatric and the somatic nationwide registers [...]

Dementia – Diagnosis

The primary care diagnosis of dementia in Europe: An analysis using multidisciplinary, multinational expert groups, Aging & Mental Health, Volume 12 Issue 5 September 2008 , pages 568 – 576
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Abstract:
To explore the extent of variation in the detection of dementia in primary care across [...]

Dementia – Presence Therapy , Systematic Review

Effectiveness of simulated presence therapy for individuals with dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Aging & Mental Health, Volume 12, Issue 6 November 2008 , pages 779 – 785
Abstract:
To formally assess the strength of evidence for the efficacy of simulated presence therapy for challenging behaviours in dementia (playing an audio or videotape to an [...]