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The swinging pendulum of risk management: is it time to reimagine risk in dementia care?

Commentary on “Risk assessment for people living with dementia: A systematic review” by Hoe et al.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2024

Rebecca Wong
Affiliation:
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Kew, Australia
Jaime Martin
Affiliation:
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Kew, Australia
Terence W.H. Chong*
Affiliation:
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Kew, Australia Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Terence W.H. Chong, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne and St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, St George’s Campus, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, 283 Cotham Road, Kew, Victoria 3101, Australia. E-mail: [email protected]

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