Explain frontotemporal dementia diagnosis and plan to patient and partner — CASC communication station

Station brief

Format. Communication station, approximately 7–10 minutes active time after reading. You are the psychiatry registrar in the memory/behaviour clinic. ^[2][3]

Candidate instructions. Explain probable behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia in plain language; address the wife's fear that he is "just selfish" or "manic"; outline why memory scores can look relatively good early; discuss supports and medication limits (including that Alzheimer tablets are not usually the right first step); mention genetics only with sensitivity and offer counselling rather than dumping risk statistics; cover driving/finances safety; check understanding. ^[1][2][3]