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Author:

STRYDOM Andre; et al.;

Title:

Dementia in older adults with intellectual disabilities: a report on the state of science on dementia in older adults with intellectual disabilities by the IASSID Special Interest Research Group on Ageing and Intellectual Disabilities.

Publisher:

Canterbury: International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities, 2009. 49p., bibliog.

Abstract:

This systematic review summarises current knowledge on dementia in older people with learning disabilities. The review included papers published from 1997 to 2008. Findings are discussed in the areas of: epidemiology; presentation and symptoms;  screening, assessment and diagnosis; non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions and issues for carers.

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book;

Topics:

assessment; carers; dementia; diagnosis; Downs syndrome; intervention; learning disabilities; older people; screening; systematic reviews;

Content Type:

research review; systematic review;

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