The pros and cons of early diagnosis in dementia

Fox, Chris, Lafortune, Louise, Boustani, Malaz and Brayne, Carol (2013) The pros and cons of early diagnosis in dementia. British Journal of General Practice, 63 (612). pp. 510-512. ISSN 0960-1643

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Abstract

Dementia is an undeniable concern for ageing societies. If the predicted increases in life expectancy continue unabated, this will lead to a near doubling of the numbers of people with dementia in the UK within a quarter of a century,1 with a doubling of numbers expected every 20 years globally.2 The challenge this ‘failure of success’ poses has only relatively recently been fully recognised at the societal level. In 2012 the US announced a national Alzheimer’s plan to prevent and effectively treat dementia by 2025, provide higher quality care, provide more support for patients and their families, enhance public awareness and engagement, and deliver improved data collection to understand its impact.3 In the UK this attention has led to first a highly influential stocktaking of dementia in the UK,4 stimulating governmental recognition of the importance of dementia and to the Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge. The areas of focus are those in which the government and their advisors perceive to be tractable and which may stimulate economic benefit through innovation, trying to create positive outcomes from a condition that is generally held as a tragedy.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Psychological Sciences (former - to 2018) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Mental Health Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Institute for Volunteering Research
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	10 Jul 2013 08:46
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2025 05:13
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/42967
DOI:	10.3399/bjgp13X669374

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