Future directions for brain health clinics

Brain Health Services are second-generation memory clinics that aim to reduce the risk of progression to dementia in at-risk individuals. We describe the rationale for such a service, and comment on its novel implementation by Venkataraman and colleagues that integrates digital technologies and biom...

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Main Authors: Jerry H. K. Tan, Ivan Koychev
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Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2025-05-01
Series:BJPsych Open
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425000626/type/journal_article
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description Brain Health Services are second-generation memory clinics that aim to reduce the risk of progression to dementia in at-risk individuals. We describe the rationale for such a service, and comment on its novel implementation by Venkataraman and colleagues that integrates digital technologies and biomarker testing. We describe the advantages and possible limitations of such an approach, then investigate areas for further work – namely, the need to account for multiple pathologies in biomarker testing and to formulate standards for genetic counselling.
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spelling doaj-art-766ff0b092bb49698c9330bcba833f992025-08-20T02:56:12ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242025-05-011110.1192/bjo.2025.62Future directions for brain health clinicsJerry H. K. Tan0Ivan Koychev1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6813-8493Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKDivision of Psychiatry, Department of Brain Health Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UKBrain Health Services are second-generation memory clinics that aim to reduce the risk of progression to dementia in at-risk individuals. We describe the rationale for such a service, and comment on its novel implementation by Venkataraman and colleagues that integrates digital technologies and biomarker testing. We describe the advantages and possible limitations of such an approach, then investigate areas for further work – namely, the need to account for multiple pathologies in biomarker testing and to formulate standards for genetic counselling.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425000626/type/journal_articleBrain Health Servicesmemory clinicmild cognitive impairmentbiomarkersAlzheimer’s disease
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title Future directions for brain health clinics
title_full Future directions for brain health clinics
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title_short Future directions for brain health clinics
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memory clinic
mild cognitive impairment
biomarkers
Alzheimer’s disease
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