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Chapter 17 - Palliative Care in Dementia

Issues and Evidence

from Section 3 - Approaches to Management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 September 2020

By
Julian C Hughes ,
David Jolley ,
Alice Jordan  and
Elizabeth L Sampson
Edited by
Julian C. Hughes  and
Philippa Lilford
Julian C. Hughes
Affiliation:
University of Bristol
Philippa Lilford
Affiliation:
Severn Deanery, University of Bristol
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Summary

Intimations of death often cause symptoms or syndromes of mental or emotional disorder, of which anxiety and depression are the most common. It is entirely appropriate, therefore, for mental health services to be involved with those who care for the dying in whatever setting. Old age psychiatrists have recognized their more direct role in caring for dying patients for many years., And some years ago a particular impetus emerged behind the notion of palliative care in dementia., This followed the early research by Ladislav Volicer and his colleagues in the dementia special care unit (DSCU) as part of the Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center at the E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford, Massachusetts. Since then there has been a burgeoning both in the field and in the literature. Gradually, different sorts of ways to provide palliative care for people with dementia have also emerged.

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Clinical Topics in Old Age Psychiatry , pp. 223 - 242
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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