Hollymoor Hospital Dementia Service. Analysis of outcome of 230 consecutive referrals to a psychiatric-hospital Dementia Service.
Among patients aged under 75 referred to a psychiatric-hospital dementia service the sex ratio was 1:1. In older age groups women greatly outnumbered men. More men than women were in need of institutional care, and mortality was significantly higher in men. Significantly more men than women were referred for aggressive behaviour, and significantly more women than men for paraphrenia-like symptoms. Prompt domiciliary assessment, neuroleptic treatment, and community help arranged by the dementia service enabled more than a third of patients referred to be managed at home.
D000368:Aged; D003704:Dementia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D005852:Geriatric Psychiatry; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012737:Sex Factors; D006113:United Kingdom