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Drugs used for changed behaviour and psychological symptoms in dementia: A consumer guide
This pamphlet from the Empowered Project provides information about changed behaviour, drug treatment, and consent.
Driving and dementia
Information regarding driving and dementia from Alzheimer's WA, including keeping safe while still driving, how to assess driving capacity, starting conversations about driving, and alternatives to driving.
Deprescribing guide for antipsychotics for treatment of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia
This guide from the NSW Therapeutic Advisory Group Inc. provides deprescribing information that can be applied to written and/or verbal communication (in the form of “preferred language”) between clinicians, patients and/or carers. Adapt appropriately for individual patients.
Dementia enablement guide: Person living with dementia
This Pamphlet from Queensland Health provides contact information and guidance for specific specialties which a person living with dementia may want to consider reaching out to.
Dementia enablement guide: Further information
Theis Pamphlet from Queensland Health details the types of clinicians and organisations that someone with a recent diagnosis may wish to contact in relation to a number of commonly experienced issues.
Dementia - Australian Psychological Society
This sheet provides information regarding what dementia is, types of dementia, causes, and psychological approaches to assessment and treatment.
Dementia and bladder and bowel control
This fact sheet from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care provides information about why people with dementia can also have trouble with bladder and bowel control.
Delirium screen
This tool from Dementia Support Australia is designed to assist health care professionals assess causes of delirium that may be impacting on a person’s behaviours.
Delirium and dementia
This sheet from Dementia Australia provides information on delirium, presentation, causes, risk factors, diagnosis, management, relevance to dementia.
Culturally and linguistically diverse dementia research action plan
An accessible guide from the National Health and Medical Research Council for research and translation aimed at improving the lives of people living with dementia, their families, and carers (available in English, Arabic, Chinese traditional, Chinese simplified, Greek, Italian, and Vietnamese).