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Recent research from the United States holds out the possibility of a simple neurobiological test for Alzheimer’s disease. In the first of two articles on the social and ethical consequences of new research, Harry Cayton looks at the benefits and problems of an accurate diagnostic test. Author/s: Harry Cayton For the full article please see…...
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Sally Furnish describes a project on carer participation in services for people with dementia and older people with mental illness is South Glamorgan, set up by a small specialist team with a developmental remit. Author/s: Sally Furnish For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is…...
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When Ward 13 began to develop an activities programme for residents some staff were scathing and negative. But the results, assessed after only a short time, have astounded committed staff and won over even the most sceptical, as Helen Nairn reports. Author/s: Helen Nairn For the full article please see the PDF download linked to…...
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Brian Roycroft, newly-appointed chairman of the Alzheimer’s Disease Society, brings to the post long experience of social services and local government, vital in a time of persisting uncertainty over community care. Profile by Sue Benson. Author/s: Sue Benson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive…...
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Finding someone wet or soiled is no good reason to label them incontinent, writes Graham Stokes in this first of three articles on toileting difficulty in dementia. Instead of labelling, we should begin the process of finding out why. Author/s: Graham Stokes For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right…....
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In the first of two articles on the development of a person-centred care approach to dementia care, Ian Morton and Christine Bleathman evaluate Validation Therapy. Author/s: Ian Morton, Christine Bleathman 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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As the US state of Oregon edges close to legalising euthanasia, Janis Moody reviews the ethical, legal and social issues, urging professionals to be alert to potential dangers of any move towards legalisation. Author/s: Janis Moody For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available…...
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Dr Robert Tobiansky describes research into use of drugs acting on non-cholinergic neurotransmitter systems. 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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The abrupt change admission to long-term care brings for both carer and relative is acutely upsetting to both. Why does it have to be like this? asks Jean Tobin. Why can’t carers continue to share the care of their relative, in the home? Author/s: Jean Tobin For the full article please see the PDF download…...
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