ABC of Dementia  is a practical guide to the diagnosis, treatment and management of dementia within primary care. The title begins with the diagnosis and assessment of dementia and distinguishes between the different cognitive presentations that may or may not be dementia. ABC of Dementia is a practical guide to help healthcare professionals develop knowledge, skills, confidence and an understanding of dementia, in order to support those with dementia to live well. List of Contributors Introduction- A Call to Action Bernie Coope and Felicity A. Richards 1 Dementia in the UK Bernie Coope 2 Causes of Dementia Georgios S. Theodoulou 3 Assessment of Dementia Bernie Coope and Felicity A. Richards 4 Early Intervention for Dementia Bernie Coope and Tanya Jacobs 5 Drug Treatment Solmaz Sadagiani 6 Dementia and families Jenny La Fontaine 7 Person Centred Care Dawn Brooker 8 Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) Dhanjeev Marrie and Sally R. Williams 9 Dementia in Younger People Peter Bentham 10 Dementia in Primary Care Simon Rumley 11 Dementia in The Acute Hospital Elizabeth Ward, Daryl L. Leung, and Georgios Theodoulou 12 Dementia and the Law Felicity A. Richards and Jelena Jankovic 13 End of life care in dementia Kay DeVries Index