Better pain management for patients with dementia

Health care systems need to manage chronic pain better in people with dementia and dispel the notion that people with dementia feel less pain, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). "Any notion that people with dementia feel pain less should be dismissed," writes Dr. Ken Flegel, Senior Editor, CMAJ. "Chronic pain is at least as prevalent among people with dementia (up to half) as it is among other elderly people." Chronic pain among people with dementia is often undetected and therefore poorly managed...