The review included placebo controlled, double blind randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of drug therapy for
the neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia, and meta - analyses of such RCTs.
Review: pharmacotherapy provides minimal improvements in
the neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia
Though these drugs may still help some patients, the new paper in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society says, many non-medication approaches could also help reduced unwanted behaviors, also known as
neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia.
Kales and her colleagues Laura N. Gitlin, Ph.D. and Constantine G. Lyketsos, M.D. from Johns Hopkins University authored the new paper on behalf of a group of experts, called the Detroit Expert Panel on the Assessment and Management of
the Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia, who developed the DICE approach.
Not exact matches
Psychosis and other
neuropsychiatric symptoms are often among the first signs
of dementia, yet are often not recognised as a warning sign.
These ideas are summarized in a new paper, «
Neuropsychiatric Signs and
Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease: New Treatment Paradigms,» published in the journal Alzheimer's &
Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions.
The commission's full report provides detailed recommendations in the areas
of prevention, treating cognitive
symptoms, individualizing
dementia care, caring for caregivers, planning for the future following a
dementia diagnosis, managing
neuropsychiatric symptoms and considering the end
of life.
The full report presents detailed prevention recommendations, individualizing
dementia care, treating cognitive
symptoms, managing
neuropsychiatric symptoms, caring for caregivers, future planning after a
dementia diagnosis, and considering the end
of life.