04.06.01. Are there standards, guidelines or protocols for dementia? | India

04.06.01. Are there standards, guidelines or protocols for dementia? | India

07 Jul 2022

The Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS) published Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) for the management of dementia in 2007 and revised this in 2018 (Grover and Avasthi, 2017). In addition, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5th edition (DSM-5) and the International Classification of Diseases-11th revision (ICD-11) guidelines for dementia are followed by healthcare professionals in India.

References:

Grover, S., and Avasthi, A. (2017). Indian Psychiatric Society Survey on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 59(5), 10. https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.196971