Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia are chronic diseases with progressive
deterioration of cognition, function, and behavior leading to severe disability and death. The …

Dementia is an increasingly common syndrome and while pharmacotherapy is available, its
potential benefit is limited, especially in non-cognitive outcomes. Non-pharmacotherapy …

Background Dementia is a clinical syndrome with a number of different causes which is
characterised by deterioration in cognitive, behavioural, social and emotional functions …

Demographic aging is a worldwide phenomenon, cognitive and behavioral impairment is
becoming global burden of nerve damage. However, the effect of pharmacological treatment …

Introduction Music therapy is one of the types of active ageing programmes which are
offered to elderly people. The usefulness of this programme in the field of dementia is …

Background Dementia and depression are highly prevalent and comorbid conditions among
older adults living in care homes and are associated with individual distress and rising …

Music therapy is recognised as being applicable to a wide range of healthcare and social
contexts. Since the first edition of Music Therapy: An art beyond words, it has extended into …

There is an increasing incidence of dementia in our aging population, and consequently an
urgent need to develop treatments and activities that may alleviate the symptoms of …

Background Previous research highlights the importance of staff involvement in
psychosocial interventions targeting neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia. Music therapy …

Objectives To assess the effects of active music therapy (MT) and individualized listening to
music (LtM) on behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD s) in persons …