Neurodegenerative diseases are a common cause of morbidity and cognitive impairment in
older adults. Most clinicians who care for the elderly are not trained to diagnose these …

Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia include agitation, depression, apathy,
repetitive questioning, psychosis, aggression, sleep problems, wandering, and a variety of …

Background: This systematic overview reports findings from systematic reviews of
randomized controlled trials of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for …

Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), also known as
neuropsychiatric symptoms, represent a heterogeneous group of non-cognitive symptoms …

Background: The purpose of this review is to evaluate the data on the use of antipsychotics
in individuals with dementia from meta-analyses. Methods: We performed a literature search …

The core symptoms of different dementia subtypes are the behavioral and psychological
symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and its neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS). BPSD symptoms …

Benzodiazepine (BZD) inappropriate use (ie, misuse and overuse) is a worldwide public
health problem. Despite current knowledge about increased sensitivity to side effects in the …

Objectives The prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms in cognitively impaired nursing
home residents is known to be very high, with depression and agitation being the most …

Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of nabilone for agitation in patients with
moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease (AD). Design This 14-week randomized double …

Alzheimer disease and related dementias are among the most costly and distressing
medical conditions for patients and their caregivers. In 2016 it was estimated that there were …