Picard, I think dementia is overrated. I just don;t see the yen for it. Sometimes it seems as if nearly half the country and almost all of Hollywood is endeavoring to prove they have some form of dementia. I just don;t get it...it's not for me.

I don;t know of any tests and a doctor's visit is certainly out of the question (due to the high cost of medecine). Probably the cheapest and most reliable way for a person to diagnose dementia is by asking friends if they think the person has it. I mean, good friends....honest ones. They'll spot dementia in a heartbeat, but they generally won;t tell the person unless asked.