SHARING THE DIAGNOSIS - A SURVEY OF MEMORY DISORDERS CLINICS, THEIR POLICIES ON INFORMING PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE SUPPORT THEY OFFER
J. Gilliard et C. Gwilliam, 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, 11(11), 1996, pp. 1001-1003
In order to understand better how much information is shared with peop
le who are diagnosed with dementia, a questionnaire was sent to 20 mem
ory disorders clinics in England, Scotland and fire. We asked if they
had a policy for sharing the diagnosis, how they did this and what ter
minology was used, and what support services were available afterwards
. Our findings are reported.