Re: Re: Dane /What type of doctor?

[Guest guest]

, we have experienced the situation of a Neurologist versus a

Geriatric/Psychiatrist, and it made all the difference in the world to go to the

latter.

The term Psychiatrist throws some people off. They think of Psychiatrist as

someone who treats crazy people, and they will claim they are not crazy. So,

I would suggest just the term Geriatric Doctor, that can better help the

loved one. After they know the doctor and feel very comfortable with him/her

then let them know the full title. My husband had no problem with it, but some

do. My husband loves our new doctor.

Just my two cents.

Imogene

Caregiver for my True Texas Gentleman husband of 35 years. He has LBD with

Parkinsonism.

In a message dated 10/2/2006 6:28:02 AM Central Daylight Time,

portia@... writes:

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The right sort of specialist for you mother to see now has got to be a

geriatric psychiatrist. PD is a movement disorder which often leads to dementia

after time. But it is not known whether PD dementia is caused by the Lewy

bodies (which occur in PD generally, but in a different part of the brain than

in

DLB) or the PD drugs.

Geriatric psychiatrists are specialists in age-related dementia and for that

reason most suitable to treat people with LBD. Because the disease affects

the whole person a multi-disciplinary approach is very helpful. The problem