Sharing the diagnosis: A survey of memory disorders clinics, their policies on informing people with dementia and their families, and the support they offer

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1001-1003

  Gilliard, Jane ^a,b   Gwilliam, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BLACKBERRY HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Counselling; Dementia; Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

AMNESIA; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IRELAND; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NOMENCLATURE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029803427     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199611)11:11<1001::AID-GPS432>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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