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Depression and dementia: coexistence and differentiation
- Author:
- WARRINGTON Jill
- Publisher:
- University of Stirling. Dementia Services Development Centre
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 37p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Stirling
This report reviews the complex relationship between these two conditions and gives guidance on the recognition and management of depression in older people. Contents include: defining depression and dementia; how common are depression and dementia in the elderly?; what causes depression; how do depression and dementia relate to each other?; depressive dementia (pseudodementia); depression as a secondary condition to dementia.
You're not alone: dementia awareness in Scotland
- Author:
- ALZHEIMER SCOTLAND-ACTION ON DEMENTIA
- Publisher:
- Alzheimer Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 28p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This report examines the findings of the first public opinion poll to be conducted in Scotland on the extent of public knowledge about dementia. A thousand adults, were interviewed. The survey covered: attitudes towards people with dementia; personal worries about developing the illness; views on what help is available; and the level of confidence in health and community care services for people with dementia.
What do general practitioners tell people with dementia and their families about the condition? A survey of experiences in Scotland
- Authors:
- DOWNS Murna, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Dementia: the International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 1(1), February 2002, pp.47-58.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Reports on a study which examined what GPs tell people with dementia and their families about the condition. The study relied on data gathered from an opportunistic sample of 114 GPs who were attending a training course in care of people with dementia. Findings reveal a disparity between what GPs tell the family and the person. People with dementia tend to be given information about the symptoms and the cause is described predominantly as part of ageing. Family members are given information about symptoms, cause, prognosis and available supports. Argues that best practice regarding diagnosis disclosure to people with dementia needs to be established. This includes what people with dementia are told, how they are told and what supports are made available to those who have been told.
Caring for patients with dementia: the GP perspective
- Authors:
- DOWNS M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 4(4), November 2000, pp.301-304.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
While general practitioners (GPs) have a central role to play in the effective primary care response to people with dementia and their families, concern has been raised as to the adequacy with which they fulfil this role. The purpose of this study was to assess GPs' views and practices regarding dementia diagnosis and management. . Results suggest that GPs perceive considerable difficulties with some aspects of their care for their patients with dementia. In general, their self-reported approach to diagnosis and management of dementia was not consistent with recommended practice. The study confirms findings of earlier studies as to the adequacy with which GPs respond to people with dementia and their families.
Sex offenders in high-security care in Scotland
- Authors:
- BAKER Melanie, WHITE Tom
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 13(2), September 2002, pp.285-295.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
This article examines the characteristics of 53 sex offenders detained in maximum security at the State Hospital, Carstairs, in Scotland. Patients were categorized by diagnosis and four main groups were found: mental handicap, mental illness, mental illness with co-morbid personality disorder and personality disorder alone. As a whole, the patients had experienced multiple areas of deprivation and many had been subject to sexual abuse themselves. Our findings are consonant with other work in this area in noting the importance of deviant fantasy and positive psychotic symptoms. Detailed assessment of mentally disordered sex offenders is recommended, with consequent treatment including pharmacotherapy and a modified cognitive behavioural approach.