TY - JOUR T1 - Evidence-based medicine and dementia JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 511 LP - 512 DO - 10.3399/bjgp15X686833 VL - 65 IS - 639 AU - Steve Illiffe Y1 - 2015/10/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/65/639/511.2.abstract N2 - Claire Hilton describes how NHS policy in the current dementia crusade could distort good clinical practice.1 I think the departure from evidence-based medicine is even greater than she suggests.Case finding for dementia was introduced when there was no evidence (beyond anecdotes) that it was beneficial. We have known for a decade that screening for memory loss identifies less than one in five of those who will subsequently develop dementia syndrome.2 We now have evidence … ER -