The Importance of Palliative Care for Dementia

Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2018 Feb;26(2):235-237. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2017.08.010. Epub 2017 Aug 26.

Authors

Scott A Irwin¹, Joseph W Shega², Greg A Sachs³

Affiliations

¹ Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA. Electronic address: scottirwinmd@gmail.com.
² VITAS Healthcare, Miami, FL.
³ Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; Indiana University Center for Aging Research and Regenstrief Institute, Inc., Indianapolis, IN.

PMID: 29033226
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2017.08.010

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Dementia / therapy*
Humans
Palliative Care / methods*