In the absence of disease modifying therapies for dementia, the question rises what the
benefits are of an early dementia diagnosis for patients and their caregivers. This paper …

Background: While dementia is more common in older people and suicide rates in many
countries are higher among the elderly, there is some doubt about the association between …

This report discusses the public health impact of Alzheimer's disease (AD), including
incidence and prevalence, mortality rates, costs of care and the overall effect on caregivers …

Importance Patients with dementia may be at an increased suicide risk. Identifying groups at
greatest risk of suicide would support targeted risk reduction efforts by clinical dementia …

Objective To evaluate the potential impact of revised criteria for mild cognitive impairment
(MCI), developed by a work group sponsored by the National Institute on Aging and the …

OBJECTIVES: To examine short‐term changes in depression and anxiety after receiving a
dementia diagnosis. DESIGN: Pre/post survey design. SETTING: Alzheimer's Disease …

Objective The current study aims to examine the risk of suicide in persons diagnosed with
dementia during a hospitalization and its relationship to mood disorders. Design Event …

BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of dementia is occurring earlier, and much research concerns
the identification of predementia states and the hunt for biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease …

More than 600 million people are aged 60 years and over are living in the world. The World
Health Organization estimates that this number will double by 2025 to 2 billion older people …

Background Two major sets of criteria for the clinical diagnosis of A lzheimer's disease (AD)
recently have been published, one from an International Working Group (IWG) and the other …