Abstract
This update on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) discusses treatment strategies for cognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms (such as agitation, psychosis, anxiety, and depression) common in this illness, emphasizing in particular nonpharmacologic strategies such as cognitive interventions, physical exercise, and psychotherapy. We provide an overview of cognitive enhancers and their combination strategies and medications commonly used for treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms in AD. Finally, we give recommendations for providing support to caregivers and suggest how to identify caregiver/patient pairs most in need of intensive dementia care services.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 470 |
Journal | Current psychiatry reports |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1 2014 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
Copyright:
Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Agitation
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Caregiver support
- Cognitive enhancers
- Cognitive interventions
- Cooperative dementia care
- Neuropsychiatric symptoms