Cognitive and Neuropsychiatric Impairments in Alzheimer's Disease: Current Treatment Strategies

Anna Borisovskaya; Marcella Pascualy; Soo Borson

doi:10.1007/s11920-014-0470-z

Cognitive and Neuropsychiatric Impairments in Alzheimer's Disease: Current Treatment Strategies

Anna Borisovskaya, Marcella Pascualy, Soo Borson

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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)
Article number	470
Journal	Current psychiatry reports
Volume	16
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-014-0470-z
State	Published - Sep 1 2014

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Keywords

Agitation
Alzheimer’s disease
Caregiver support
Cognitive enhancers
Cognitive interventions
Cooperative dementia care
Neuropsychiatric symptoms

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