Objective To provide an overview of non-pharmacological interventions for behavioural and
psychological symptoms in dementia (BPSD). Design Systematic overview of reviews. Data …

BackgroundAgitation in dementia is common, persistent and distressing and can lead to
care breakdown. Medication is often ineffective and harmful. AimsTo systematically review …

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BACKGROUND Agitation is common, persistent and distressing in dementia and is linked
with care breakdown. Psychotropic medication is often ineffective or harmful, but the …

OBJECTIVE: The authors systematically reviewed the literature on psychological
approaches to treating the neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia. METHOD: Reports of …

Background Experiencing anxiety and depression is very common in people living with
dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). There is uncertainty about the best treatment …

Resistiveness to care is common in older adults with dementia. Resistiveness to care
disrupts nursing care, increasing costs of care by 30%. Elderspeak (infantilizing …

OBJECTIVES: To test the main and interactive effects of activities derived from the Need‐
Driven Dementia‐Compromised Behavior model for responding to behavioral symptoms in …

BACKGROUND: Nonpharmacological therapies are often recommended as a first-line
treatment for neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) of dementia in long term care (LTC); …

Purpose: To extend the original need‐driven, dementia‐compromised behavior (NDB)
model by explaining the consequences of behavioral symptoms for the person with …