A SURVEY OF MEMORY CLINICS IN THE BRITISH-ISLES

Authors
WRIGHT N LINDESAY J
Citation
N. Wright et J. Lindesay, A SURVEY OF MEMORY CLINICS IN THE BRITISH-ISLES, International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 10(5), 1995, pp. 379-385
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,"Geiatric & Gerontology
Journal title
International journal of geriatric psychiatry → ACNP
ISSN journal
08856230
Volume
10
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
379 - 385
Database
ISI
SICI code
0885-6230(1995)10:5<379:ASOMCI>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
This survey describes the characteristics and activities of 20 memory clinics currently operating in the United Kingdom and fire. There was broad agreement with regard to aims, objectives and general operating characteristics, but the clinics varied considerably in the number of patients assessed over a given period and in the proportion of cases d iagnosed with dementia (15-98%) and Alzheimer's disease (9-80%) in the year prior to the survey.