失智症移民和年輕患者多不願尋求協助

Jody Friedman

Jody Friedman Source: SBS

澳洲患有失智症 (dementia) (又稱認知障礙症,前稱痴呆症) 人數不少,可是,有些患者不願尋求協助,其中尤以非英語背景移民和年輕人爲主。


由於本周六 (9 月 21日) 是世界阿茲海默症日 (World Alzheimer’s Day) ,有關的組織正呼籲澳洲人好好反省一下,他們對待那些患有失智症/認知障礙症人士時候,是會否讓他們感到尷尬或不安,令他們對尋求協助裹足不前。

至於澳洲有人多少人患有失智症,和朋友在安慰他們時,如何會“好心做壞事”,請收聼溫楚良以下這節報導。

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