title: The needs of people with young-onset dementia and their carers.
abstract: Young people who develop dementia and their carers have all the distressing symptoms of older people who have this condition but with the added problems of having a career, financial commitments and often a young family. Getting a diagnosis can be difficult and carers may feel very burdened and isolated. This paper explores the condition and the help that is available.
authors.affiliation: West Kent NHS and Social Care Trust, Sevenoaks, Kent.
authors.forename: Madeline
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Armstrong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003704:Dementia / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological