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Diagnosing dementia
Beth BrittonFreelance Campaigner | Consultant | Writer | Blogger
Me and my dadin 1980… …and 2011
My dad
My dad’s dementia began when I was about 12 years old
Over the following 10 years he would experience:
• Memory problems• Confusion• Lack of reasoning• Hallucinations & wild imaginations• Difficulties in completing tasks he had
previously found routine• Inability to look after himself, his
home or manage money• Going out and getting lost in his
neighbourhood• Hiding/misplacing/mixing up things
around the house
That got gradually worse…
How did my dad go 10 years without a diagnosis
Dad’s crisis point
Did my dad REALLY go 10 years without a diagnosis?
The clinician’s dilemma
Early v Timely
Why diagnosis must be person-centred
How do we improve rates of diagnosis
Diagnosis is not about statistics
Do I wish my dad had been diagnosed earlier?
What does good support look like?
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BLOG: http://d4dementia.blogspot.co.uk/
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