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Treatable Aspects of the Dementia Syndrome
Author(s) -
SNYDER BRUCE D.,
HARRIS SANDRA
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1976.tb04295.x
Subject(s) - medicine , neglect , dementia , dignity , independence (probability theory) , psychiatry , gerontology , intensive care medicine , disease , pathology , statistics , mathematics , political science , law
With attentive medical management, the elderly demented patient can live in greater comfort, dignity and independence. Errors in supervision can result in drug intoxication, misdiagnoses, and personal neglect. Many of the elderly have a chronic dementing illness, and disability often is accelerated by complications. However, some of these complications are treatable. Case histories are presented to illustrate pitfalls in the care of such patients.