23rd August 2024

A 58-year-old man is referred to clinic by his GP due to concerns raised by his partner

A 58-year-old man is referred to clinic by his GP due to concerns raised by his partner about a progressive inability to cope with usual activities of daily living, such as managing personal finances, basic personal hygiene and using public transport to travel to work. In this time he has also become noticeably more irritable and impulsively rude resulting in disciplinary action at work, and his partner reports that he had previously always been a kind and gentle person.

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