Sentences with phrase «psychological symptoms of dementia»
Education and training on the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) for carers
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Severe Behaviour Response Teams, which support residential aged care providers to care for those who experience severe behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.
The aim of this study was to examine the mediating role of reciprocal filial piety (RFP) between the care recipient's behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and the caregiver's burden or gain among adult - child caregivers caring for parents with dementia in China.
Abstract: Background: Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are a group of psychological reactions, psychiatric symptoms, and behaviors commonly found in Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Background: Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are a group of psychological reactions, psychiatric symptoms, and behaviors commonly found in Alzheimer's disease (AD).
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.
Treatment guidelines in different countries recommend that behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia should be treated with nonpharmacological options.
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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.
A recent review of studies published in the November 2014 Psychological Bulletin found that, among seniors, volunteering is likely to reduce the risk of dementia and is associated with reduced symptoms of depression, better self - reported health, fewer functional limitations and lower mortality.