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Psychiatrische Praxis · May 2011
[Integrating patients with dementia and anosognosia into community care by a psychogeriatric consultation service].
- Barbara Höft, Arghavan Sadeghi-Seragi, Martin List, and Tillmann Supprian.
- Abteilung Gerontopsychiatrie, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, LVR-Klinikum Düsseldorf, Kliniken der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf. barbara.hoeft@lvr.de
- Psychiatr Prax. 2011 May 1;38(4):198-200.
ObjectivePatients with dementia and anosognosia were to be integrated into a dementia-network.MethodsHome visits were performed during a period of two years. Socio-demographic variables, degree of severity of dementia and recommended measures were documented and evaluated.ResultsTreatment by a general practitioner was reestablished in many cases.ConclusionsHome visits with psychogeriatric competence facilitate the integration into individual dementia-specific medical support.© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.
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