title: Dementia care: critical interactions among primary care physicians, patients and caregivers.
abstract: Enormous progress has been made in understanding and treating Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementing illnesses, and developing home and community-based support services to assist patients and their families. This article reviews the range of interactions and barriers physicians, patients who have dementia, and their families face over the course of the disease. In addition, strategies are presented which enhance referral of patients and families to appropriate community support services.
authors.affiliation: Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Education Core, School of Public Health, Department of Health Behavior & Health Education, University of Michigan, 1420 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA. holmess@umich.edu
authors.forename: Sara B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.forename: Dale
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Adler
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D009819:Office Visits; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012944:Social Support; D014342:Truth Disclosure