Neuropsychiatric symptoms affect most patients with dementia over the course of the
disease. They include a wide variety of symptoms from apathy and depression to psychosis …

Background Elderly adults should avoid medications with anticholinergic effects since they
may increase the risk of adverse events, including falls, delirium, and cognitive impairment …

Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by neuropsychiatric symptoms
(NPS), which cause great misery to those with dementia and those who care for them and …

Antipsychotic treatments are associated with safety concerns in people with dementia. The
authors aimed to investigate whether risk of adverse outcomes related to antipsychotic …

Introduction Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) should only
rarely and briefly be treated with antipsychotics. Despite recommendations to the contrary …

Background Paro and other robot animals can improve wellbeing for older adults and
people with dementia, through reducing depression, agitation and medication use …

Background The effectiveness of psychotropic medication on behavioral and psychological
symptoms of dementia (BPSD) is limited, while associated with a higher risk of adverse …

Background Studies focusing on patterns of psychotropic drug prescriptions (PDPs) for
subpopulations of community-dwelling older people with dementia are lacking. Objective …

Background Use of psychotropic drugs is common among older adults. Population-based
studies on the associations of psychotropic drug use with mortality are sparse. Objectives To …

Abstract Purpose of Review Alzheimer's disease and related dementias are the source of
significant distress, impairment, and caregiver burden in aging populations. A prominent …