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Role of behavioral problems in carer burden in young-onset dementia

Commentary on “Carer burden and behavioural disturbance is similar between younger-onset Alzheimer’s Disease and behavioural-variant frontotemporal dementia” by Kang et al.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2024

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Latha Velayudhan*
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Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 36 , Special Issue 6: Issue Theme: Young Onset Dementia: not the same as late onset dementia. Highlighting the differences in diagnosis, care, treatment, and models of care , June 2024 , pp. 440 - 443
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