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D/D Dementia and DPD (Small et al, 1981) Characteristics Dementia DPD History Precise Onset Unusual Usual Duration of symptoms Long Short Rapid symptom progression Complaints of cognitive loss Description of cognitive loss Family awareness of dysfunction and severity Unusual Variable (minimized in later stages) Vague Variable (usual in later stages) Usual Emphasised Detailed Usual Loss of social skills Late Early Psychopathology history Uncommon Common
D/D Dementia and DPD (Small et al, 1981) Characteristics Dementia DPD Examination Memory loss for recent vs. remote events Specific memory loss (‘patchy’ deficits) Greater Uncommon About equal Common Attention and concentration Often poor Often good ‘Don’t know’ answers Uncommon Common ‘Near miss’ answers Performance on tasks of similar difficulty Emotional reaction to symptoms Variable (common in later stages) Consistent Variable (unconcerned/shallow in later stages) Uncommon Variable Great distress Affect Labile, blunted or depressed Depressed Efforts in task performance Great Small Efforts to cope with dysfunction Maximal Minimal
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