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This database contains 6 studies, archived under the term: "neuropsychiatry"

Evaluation of a TEACCH- and music therapy-based psychological intervention in mild to moderate dementia: A controlled trial

Background: A multicomponent psychological intervention designed to alleviate neuropsychiatric symptoms and to improve communication in mild to moderate dementia was evaluated in a controlled trial. Components were (1) TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication handicapped Children)-based cognitive-behavioral and environmental interventions adapted for dementia and (2) music therapy. Methods: In a Pre-post design, […]

Efficacy and tolerability of Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761® by type of dementia: Analyses of a randomised controlled trial

Secondary analyses of a randomised controlled trial were performed to find out whether treatment effects of Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761® differed by type of dementia. Three hundred ninety-five patients aged 50 years or above, with dementia with neuropsychiatric features were treated with EGb 761® (240 mg/day) or placebo for 22 weeks. Patients scored between […]

Discontinuation of antidepressants in people with dementia and neuropsychiatric symptoms (DESEP study): double blind, randomised, parallel group, placebo controlled trial

Objective: To determine the effect of discontinuing antidepressant treatment in people with dementia and neuropsychiatric symptoms.; Design: Double blind, randomised, parallel group, placebo controlled trial.; Setting: Norwegian nursing homes; residents recruited by 16 study centres in Norway from August 2008 to June 2010.; Participants: 128 patients with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or vascular dementia, and neuropsychiatric […]

Dementia guidelines: what should come to general practice–an interdisciplinary consensus of physicians in private practice

Background: Guidelines of Medical Societies aim at supporting the quality of medical care in general, and particularly in private practice. Usually, physicians in private practice are not part of the expert committees of medical societies that author guidelines. Guidelines represent a consensus appraising evidence from clinical studies on efficacy and side effects but also evaluating […]

Development and application of medication appropriateness indicators for persons with advanced dementia: A feasibility study

Background: No studies have been conducted in the UK context to date that categorise medications in terms of appropriateness for patients with advanced dementia, or that examine medication use in these vulnerable patients. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to categorise the appropriateness of a comprehensive list of medications and medication classes for use […]

Pharmacological modulation of cognitive and behavioral symptoms in patients with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease

To evaluate correlations of pharmacological treatment with cognitive and behavioral symptoms in patients with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease with low schooling, subjects were assessed for demographic features, neuropsychiatric symptoms, cognitive decline, functionality, caregiver burden, APOE haplotypes and pharmacological treatment. Among 217 patients, use of cholinesterase inhibitors with or without Memantine was associated with less […]

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