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Diagnosis of Primary Progressive Aphasia (JGCR / Journal of Neurology / ARUK / BBC News)

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

A Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR) case report discusses the neuropsychological assessments preparatory to the differential diagnosis of Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA). PPA is a rare form of non-Alzheimer’s dementia featuring language impairment with progressive decline in word … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer’s Research UK, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Local Interest, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK | Tagged Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK), Aphasia, ARUK: Alzheimer’s Research UK, Assessment and Diagnosis, BBC Health News, Canonical Syndromes of Primary Progressive Aphasia: Logopenic Variant (lvPPA), Canonical Syndromes of Primary Progressive Aphasia: Non-Fluent / Agrammatic Variant (nfvPPA), Canonical Syndromes of Primary Progressive Aphasia: Semantic Variant (svPPA), Communication and Language Impairment, Degenerative Jargon Aphasia, Delis Kaplan Executive Function System (DKEFS), Dementia Research Centre: University College London, Department of Neurodegenerative Disease: University College London, Differential Diagnosis, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences: University College London, Early Diagnosis, Faculty of Health and Social Care: University of Chester, Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), Journal of Neurology, Keele University, Linguistic Impairments, Logopenic Aphasia, Logopenic Progressive Aphasia, Misdiagnosis (Potential), Neologistic Jargon Aphasia, Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neuropsychological Assessment, Non-Fluent Variant Primary Progressive Aphasia, Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA), Rare Neurodegenerative Conditions, Research Institute for Primary Care and Health Sciences: Keele University, Semantic Variant Primary Progressive Aphasia, South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Temporal Lobe Atrophy, Timely Diagnosis, UCL Institute of Neurology: University College London, University College London, University of California, University of Chester, Variants of Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) | Leave a comment

Compulsory Community and Involuntary Outpatient Treatment for People With Mental Illness (JGCR / Cochrane Database)

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary It remains uncertain whether compulsory community treatment for people with severe mental illness actually improves clinical outcomes and / or social functioning or reduces the level of usage of health services. A recent pilot study investigated old age psychiatrists’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Systematic Reviews, UK, Wales, Wolverhampton | Tagged Advance Care Planning (ACP), Ageing Population, Australia, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Canada, Care Planning, Centre for Ageing Studies: University of Chester, Cochrane Database, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Schizophrenia Group’s Study-Based Register of Trials, Coercion, Community Treatment Orders (CTOs), Community Treatment Orders in Ageing Population, Compulsory Community Treatment (CCT), Compulsory Community Treatment (CCT) for People With Severe Mental Illness (SMI), Compulsory Community Treatment Versus Supervised Discharge, Confinement to Bedrooms, Consent to Treatment and CTOs, CTOs and Dementia, CTOs and Older Adults, Dalhousie University (Halifax; Canada), Department of Community Health and Epidemiology: Dalhousie University, Deprivation of Liberty, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), Elderly Mental Health, Ethical Considerations, Ethical Dilemmas, Ethical Issues of Dementia Care, Faculty of Health and Social Care: University of Chester, Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry: Royal College of Psychiatrists, Geriatric Care and Research Organisation (GeriCaRe), Israel, Least Restrictive Practice, Making Our Care and Health Systems Fit for An Ageing Population, Mental Capacity, Mental Health Act and Citizenship, Mental Health Assessor (MHA), Mental Health Care, Mental Health Care and Treatment, Mental Health Care Pathways, New Zealand, Old Age Psychiatry: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Oxford Community Treatment Order Evaluation Trials (OCTETs), Princess Alexandra Hospital (Queensland), Pros and Cons of CTOs, Restraint, Restraint and Restrictions, Restraint in Health and Adult Social Care, Safe and Ethical Restrictive Interventions, School of Medicine: University of Queensland, Severe Mental Illness (SMI), Staffordshire University, Supervised Discharge, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, University of Chester, University of Queensland, Western University (Ontario) | Leave a comment

Introducing the Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR)

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (ISSN 2397-5628) is a recently launched, locally edited, multi-disciplinary peer-reviewed international journal, which covers topics of relevance to the care of the elderly. Concerning Guidelines on the Use of Antipsychotics for Agitation … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Guidelines, International, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Wales, Wolverhampton | Tagged Academia.edu, Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs), Adverse Drug Reactions in the Elderly, Adverse Effects, Aggression, Aggressive Behaviour, Agitation, Agitation and Aggression, Alternatives to Antipsychotics, Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Agitation, American Journal of Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association (APA), American Psychiatric Association: Practice Guideline on the Use of Antipsychotics to Treat Agitation or Psychosis in Patients With Dementia (2016), Antipsychotic Drugs, Antipsychotics, Antipsychotics and Risk of Venous Thromboembolism, Antipsychotics Limitation in Dementia, Antipsychotics Side Effects, Antipsychotics-Related Mortality Risks, Antipsychotics: Neuroleptic Sensitivity, APA Practice Guidelines, Aripiprazole, Atypical Antipsychotics, Avoidable Harm, Avoidable Hospital Mortality, Avoidable Mortality, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Benefits and Risks of Antipsychotic Treatment, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Black Country, Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, British Indian Psychiatric Association (BIPA), Community and Mental Health Trusts, Dr Sarmishtha Bhattacharyya: Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry at Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Faculty of Health and Social Care: University of Chester, Geriatric Care and Research Organisation (GeriCaRe), Haloperidol, Improving Prescribing Practice, Inappropriate Prescribing, Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), Learning Disabilities, Medication Reviews, Mental Health Trusts, North Wales, Olanzapine, Over-Medication, Over-Medication for People With Learning Disabilities, Over-Prescribing, Overprescribing, People With Learning Disabilities, Personalised Care Versus Guideline-Based Care, Personalised Medicine Versus Guideline-Based Medicine, Potential Harms of Antipsychotic Use, Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing, Prescribing Anti-Psychotic Drugs to People with Dementia, Prescribing of Antipsychotic Drugs For People With Dementia, Prescribing of Antipsychotic Drugs For People With Learning Disabilities, Psychosis in Patients With Dementia, Quetiapine, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Reducing Antipsychotic Prescriptions in Dementia, Reducing Avoidable Premature Mortality, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Reducing Violence and Aggression, Risperidone, Safe and Compassionate Care, United States, University of Chester, USA, Violence and Aggression, West Midlands, Wrexham, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Ziprasidone | Leave a comment

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