[Management of dementia patients and their relatives: report from the routine practice of a family physician].
In the care of patients with dementia the family physician takes the role of a supportive coordinator. His main partner is the caring significant other. The family physician has to adapt the results of 'evidence based medicine' to the situation of the patient and transform it into 'individually balanced medicine'. His respective decisions have to be realized with the patient, the family and the professional carers. On the ground of clinical examples from day to day practice problems encountered at the beginning of the disease, regarding medication, in advanced stages and around death are discussed and solutions proposed.
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D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010343:Patient Admission; D011368:Professional-Family Relations