November/December 1993

  • Not another quiz!

    Nancy Burgoyne shares her experience of planning a successful and stimulating programme of activities. Author/s: Nancy Burgoyne 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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  • Developing a drug to treat dementia

    Palliative therapies are likely to precede disease-modifying agents by years or decades, but these earlydrugs will provide the tools for future medical research, writes Professor Peter Stonier. Author/s: Peter Stonier 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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  • Service for a match

    The Personal Social Services Research Unit at the University of Kent at Canterbury is studying a case management system of providing care at home to people with dementia. Sue Benson met the researchers involved. Author/s: Sue Benson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is…...

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  • The care environment

    A research area reviewed and analysed, by Jeff Garland. Author/s: Jeff Garland 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: Alzheimer’s disease

    Beginning our clinical series, Dr Robert Tobiansky defines dementia, and describes what happens to the brain and how this affects emotions and behaviour in Alzheimer’s disease. 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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  • Your Own Journal

    Editorial Comment 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Discover the person, not the disease

    Every one of us needs to be understood, but for people with dementia the need is desperate and urgent, writes Tom Kitwood. Author/s: Tom Kitwood 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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  • Beyond the great care home divide

    Should people with dementia live alongside older people who are not confused, or in a specialist home? Steve Goodwin discusses the issues. Author/s: Steve Goodwin 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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