A description of the components of a specialist younger-onset dementia service: a potential model for a dementia-specific service for younger people. (February 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Loi, Samantha M; Walterfang, Mark; Kelso, Wendy; Bevilacqua, JoAnne; Mocellin, Ramon; Velakoulis, Dennis
• Is Part Of: Australasian psychiatry. Volume 30:Number 1(2022)
• Page Start: 37
• Page End: 40
• Publication Date: 2022-02
• Subjects: younger-onset dementia -- neuropsychiatry -- history; Psychiatry -- Australasia -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; 616.89005
• DOI: 10.1177/1039856221992643
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1039-8562

Abstract

Objectives: This narrative paper describes the influences behind the development of, and key components of a specialist younger-onset dementia service located in metropolitan Victoria, Australia. Conclusion: The Melbourne Young-Onset Dementia Service was established in 2013 and provides diagnosis and ongoing care for people with younger-onset dementia and their families, through collaboration with other medical units, allied health and community services. It is potentially a model for other younger-onset dementia services nationally and internationally.