Alzheimer’s disease: clinical update on epidemiology, pathophysiology and diagnosis

Dhamidhu Eratne; Samantha M. Loi; Sarah Farrand; Wendy Kelso; Dennis Velakoulis; Jeffrey C.L. Looi

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Alzheimer’s disease: clinical update on epidemiology, pathophysiology and diagnosis

Dhamidhu Eratne^*, Samantha M. Loi, Sarah Farrand, Wendy Kelso, Dennis Velakoulis, Jeffrey C.L. Looi

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Objectives: To provide a clinical update for general psychiatrists on the assessment and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), highlighting current issues regarding epidemiology, risk factors and pathophysiology from recent relevant research findings. Conclusions: Psychiatrists can apply their skills and training in the diagnosis of AD, which is based upon a comprehensive assessment comprising history, investigations, and cognitive and functional assessment, guided by accepted diagnostic criteria.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	347-357
Number of pages	11
Journal	Australasian Psychiatry
Volume	26
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1039856218762308
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2018

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