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  • Carers have different priorities

    Would a drug for dementia that produced modest improvement be worth using, despite side effects? Carers’ views contrast sharply with those of professionals on this question, as Antony Bayer’s research showed. Author/s: Antony Bayer For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you…...

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  • A healthy dose of difference

    Social workers who specialise in work with people with dementia feel themselves under attack. But the different perspective they bring is all important, writes Valerie Good. Author/s: Valerie Good For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • Risk and restraint

    Jef Smith gathers what is important, helpful, practical and readable in research and publications on restraint and risk taking in residential settings. Author/s: Jef Smith For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • The trouble with men

    Staff can feel at a loss to provide interesting activities for men. Carole Archibald emphasises an approach that takes the whole person into account, and gives creative ideas. Author/s: Carole Archibald For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • Understanding dementia 2: Vascular dementia

    In this second article in our clinical teaching series, Dr Robert Tobiansky describes the various different types of Vascular dementia. Author/s: Robert Tobiansky For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • How not to give as good as you get

    It is difficult not to take it personally when someone shouts or talks rudely to you, even if you know you should stay calm. Jane Maxim and Karen Bryan look at the possible reasons for verbal abuse, and the practical steps all staff can take. Author/s: Jane Maxim, Karen Bryan For the full article please…...

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  • Group work with an individual focus

    At the Grange Day Centre, Monkwearmouth Hospital, Sunderland, groups are formed and activities decided according to the skills and needs of individual clients. Sue Benson visited the unit. Author/s: Sue Benson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • On target for crisis and waste

    Targeting is a euphemism for rationing, and the assumption that it will provide effective community care needs to be strongly challenged, writes Harry Cayton Author/s: Harry Cayton For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • Special skills for future needs

    How can nurses develop their practice in dementia care? Abigail Masterson surveys a range of roles for the future. Author/s: Abigail Masterson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • Tuning in to spiritual needs

    If we are to reach in to each individual with dementia and begin to meet spiritual needs, real emotional contact is essential, writes Alison Froggatt. Author/s: Alison Froggatt For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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