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Antipsychotic medication dangerous for elderly patients with Dementia?

May 27, 2008 – 12:47 pm

When I worked on an elderly care ward for patients with organic mental illnesses such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease it was customary to use anti psychotic medication to “manage” the symptoms of confusion that often accompany these conditions.
The drug of choice in those days was Meleril (Thioridazine) now taken off the market and replaced [...]

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A partial victory for dementia patients

May 4, 2008 – 6:16 pm

…in their court battle against NICE, who earlier banned the use of drugs such as Aricept for people in the early stages of dementia. The court decided that the process used by NICE to estimate the cost-effectiveness of the drug was unfair. This is one small step forward, and doesn’t mean NICE has [...]

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Tagging…

April 10, 2008 – 11:22 pm

(guest post by Yaksley)
As i have been researching my essay on dementia i have come across a very interesting editorial..
There are at present 20 different posts on the Alzheimer’s Society website with regards to this proposal which i personally find preposterous…
The proposal entails electronically tagging patients with dementia to put their carers at ease, so [...]

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Client-Centred Services

November 30, 2007 – 3:55 pm

Cyril has an early-onset vascular dementia. One consequence is that his mobility has been continually deteriorating, and he’s now in a wheelchair. I wind up working a night shift with a nursing assistant from the nurse bank. She says she used to work with Cyril years ago.
Nursing Assistant: “He seems much better now.”
Me: “You think [...]

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Dementia training

November 27, 2007 – 8:14 am

The Alzheimers Society has called for compulsory training in dementia care for all people working in care homes.  It found that residents were sedated, unstimulated and with basic hygiene needs, such as having their teeth brushed, left unmet.
The society, which wants training in dementia care to be mandatory, argues that, under the current system, poorly-paid [...]

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Maybe Tomorrow : Diary Of The Demented 2

July 22, 2007 – 10:37 pm

8.00 am
They just come into my room without knocking. It is time to get up. They lower the cot sides on my bed, removing the duvet cover wrapped around it first. Assisted to my feet I am taken to tiny toilet in my room. They stand beside me talking about their plan of action for [...]

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Mental Illness: Two: People Are Strange

July 9, 2007 – 9:37 pm

A follow up to Mental Illness: One. As before this post is not a thorough research based article. It is a mix of personal experience, discussions, made up things, fleeting thoughts and stuff I will just put in to wind people up.
To summarise my previous articles. Mental Illness exists, if for no other reason than [...]

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Diary Of The Demented

June 14, 2007 – 11:24 pm

7.30 am
I get woken up by two staff. Very smart in their uniforms. I try to pull the covers over my head. It is very bright, the paper thin curtains don’t block the light. One of the staff gently prises the covers from my grip, the other pulls the curtains round the bed. Looking around [...]

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