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Volume 17 - June 2005

Contents

Page 5 of 6

Letter to the Editor

  • Geriatric psychiatry 2050?

  • MARTIN COLE
  • Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    14 September 2005, pp. 518-520
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Book Review

Case Reports

  • The impact of diagnostic disclosure in dementia: a qualitative case analysis

  • Els Derksen, Myrra Vernooij-Dassen, Freek Gillissen, Marcel Olde-Rikkert, Philip Scheltens
  • Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    25 April 2005, pp. 319-326

  • Objective: The aim of this study was to give an in-depth description of the impact of disclosure of the diagnosis of dementia on a patient and the patient's partner.

    Methods: Grounded theory interview study.

    Results: Analysis of the interviews revealed that disclosure had an impact on three key domains: awareness of dementia, interpersonal relationship and social relationships. Disclosure was perceived as a confirmation of the pre-test ideas of both patient and carer. Formal disclosure of dementia was especially relevant for the carer in reconsidering her response to the patient's changed behavior.

    Discussion: Receiving the diagnosis of dementia can be considered as a crucial moment in the process of becoming aware of the changes in one's life. Moreover, disclosure marks a new phase in the process of caring by the caregiver.

Book Review

Letter to the Editor

  • Levetiracetam for agitated Alzheimer's disease patients

  • MYRON F. WEINER, KYLE B. WOMACK, KRISTIN MARTIN-COOK, DORIS A. SVETLIK, LINDA S. HYNAN
  • Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    29 June 2005, pp. 327-328
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