Sentences with phrase «behavioural symptoms of dementia»

George McNamara, head of policy at Alzheimer's Society, said, «This continued reliance on antipsychotics to manage behavioural symptoms of dementia is deeply worrying.

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Previous studies have found a decrease in behavioural and psychiatric symptoms of dementia when patients are treated for pain, but this new study now shows, for the first time, a decrease in symptomatic drug use.

These drugs are frequently prescribed to treat behavioural and psychiatric symptoms of dementia, which can be worsened by other symptoms, such as pain.

Antipsychotics were originally developed for use in patients with schizophrenia or psychosis, but the study shows that «off - label» prescribing of these drugs to treat the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia is a common practice in care homes.

A Cochrane Review25 of the effects of psychological treatments for people with dementia found that these treatments may contribute to a reduction in depressive symptoms, however evidence comes mostly from small - scale studies, with heterogeneous treatments.25 A recent systematic review of behavioural activation (BA) interventions for older people found that these are associated with a reduction in depressive symptoms in older people without dementia living in the community.26 The review also highlighted that most studies so far including people with dementia do not use well - defined interventions.

This protocol describes a study testing the acceptability and feasibility of a manual - based behavioural activation (BA) intervention for preventing and treating depressive symptoms in people with mild dementia.

Patients in the family intervention group had better functioning on activities of daily living than patients in the 2 control groups, but did not differ for cognitive function, depression, psychotic symptoms, behavioural disturbances, or overall severity of dementia.

Secondary outcomes were patient cognitive function, depressive symptoms, psychiatric symptoms and behavioural disturbances, and overall severity of dementia.

Severe Behaviour Response Teams, which support residential aged care providers to care for those who experience severe behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.

Education and training on the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) for carers