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The referral, investigation and diagnosis of presenile dementia: two services compared
- Authors:
- ALLEN Harry, BALDWIN Bob
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10(3), March 1995, pp.185-190.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The case notes of patients with presenile dementia presenting to a neurology service were compared with patients who had presented to a specialist old age psychiatric department (OAPD). Patients referred to the OAPD were inadequately investigated. Concludes that specialist old age psychiatric services in Britain have a role in the management of patients with presenile dementia but that diagnosis should be by neurologists.