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This quality standard covers supporting people with dementia to live well and maintain their independence. It sets out how high-quality social care services should be organised and what high-quality social care should include, so that the best support can be offered to people with dementia using social care services in England.

This quality standard covers care for people with dementia provided by health and social care staff in hospital, community and specialist care settings. It includes diagnosis, assessment and care planning, and respite services for carers of people with dementia. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.

This guideline covers preventing, diagnosing, assessing and managing dementia in health and social care, and includes recommendations on Alzheimer’s disease. It aims to improve care for people with dementia by promoting accurate diagnosis and the most effective interventions, and improving the organisation of services.

The Case Register holds the names of patients interested in research. When there is a suitable study, people on the Case Register may be asked if they would like to take part. Our research can be to improve treatment, diagnosis, care or management of dementias and neurodegenerative diseases.

Information from the Royal College of Psychiatrists about the different types of depot medication, what they are used for and how they are administered.

This Royal College of Psychiatrists leaflet is for anyone who is, or has been depressed. It describes what depression feels like, some of the help that is available, how you can help yourself and how to help someone else who is depressed. At the end of the leaflet, there is a list of other places where you can get further information.

A guide for people who are worried their partners may be depressed or those whose partner has already been diagnosed. It can help you understand depression better and learn what you can do to help.

This guide aims to help you cope with depression. It explains what depression is, what can cause it and some of the signs and symptoms you may experience if you are depressed. it has information on what treatments are available and how you can help yourself. Available in audio, easy to read and British Sign Language (BSL).

This Royal College of Psychiatrists leaflet is for any man who feels depressed and anyone whose husband, partner, brother, father and male friend seems depressed. It gives some basic facts about depression, how it can affect men, and how to get help.

This quality standard covers the clinical assessment and management of depression in adults (aged 18 and over). It includes adults with persistent subthreshold depressive symptoms or mild, moderate or severe depression, including those who also have a chronic physical health problem.