Psychology & Psychiatry
Non-drug therapies as good as or better than drugs for treating depression in people with dementia
Non-drug therapies as good as or better than drugs for treating depression in people with dementia
Mar 24, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researcher finds help for Alzheimer's-associated agitation with new FDA-approved treatment
A Saint Louis University researcher was instrumental in developing the first and only Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved treatment for agitation associated with Alzheimer's dementia.
Nov 21, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Are antipsychotic drugs more dangerous to dementia patients than we think?
Drugs aimed at quelling the behavior problems of dementia patients may also hasten their deaths more than previously realized, a new study finds.
Mar 18, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Humor as effective as medication in treating agitation in dementia
Humour therapy is as effective as widely used antipsychotic drugs in managing agitation in patients with dementia – and avoids serious drug side effects, a new study shows.
Sep 21, 2011
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Health
Nursing home residents with dementia: Antidepressants are associated with increased risk of falling
Nursing home residents with dementia who use average doses of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are three times more likely to have an injurious fall than similar people who don't use these drugs. The association ...
Jan 19, 2012
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Cardiology
Statin therapy not associated with cognitive decline, dementia in older adults, study says
The use of statin therapy in adults 65 years old or older is not associated with incident dementia, mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or decline in individual cognition domains, according to a study published in the Journal ...
Jun 21, 2021
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Medications
Antiepileptic drugs not tied to dementia risk
(HealthDay)—Antiepileptic drug (AED) use is not significantly associated with dementia risk in patients in Germany, according to a study published online March 12 in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.
Mar 21, 2019
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Medications
Good news, bad news on risky medication use in nursing homes
A decade-long effort to reduce medication risks for nursing home residents with dementia has paid off in some ways—but produced unintended consequences that now need addressing, new research shows.
May 31, 2022
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Medications
Older class of type 2 diabetes drugs, glitazones, linked to 22% reduction in dementia risk
Use of an older class of type 2 diabetes drugs called glitazones, also known as thiazolidinediones or TZDs for short, is linked to a 22% reduced risk of dementia, reveals a long term study published in the open access journal ...
Oct 11, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
PTSD, certain prescriptions for PTSD may raise risk for dementia
Researchers are discovering that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a significant risk factor in developing dementia. Dementia is a memory problem that affects a person's ability to carry out usual tasks. Dementia is ...
May 8, 2017
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