Leveraging Neuroimaging for the Diagnosis of Psychiatric and Neurodegenerative Diseases
A number of psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases are associated with abnormal imaging findings, which can help psychiatrists reach a diagnosis.
Dementia
Resident-to-Resident Aggression in Patients With Dementia
Gerontologists, practicing ethicists, policymakers, and health practitioners should consider the structural conditions of long-term care that both foster aggression and constrain prevention efforts, according to this commentary.
Treatment Shows Promise for Agitation in Alzheimer Dementia Patients
Avanir announced data from the phase 3 clinical program that evaluated AVP-786 (deudextromethorphan hydrobromide/quinidine sulfate) for the treatment of moderate-to-severe agitation in patients with Alzheimer dementia.
Diet Quality in Midlife Not Linked to Later Risk for Dementia
Diet quality in midlife is not associated with subsequent dementia risk.
What Responsibility Do Physicians Have in Confronting Pseudomedicine?
Pseudomedicine products aimed at treating dementia and cognitive performance have increased in prevalence in recent years.
Midlife Cognitive, Physical Activity May Cut Dementia Risk
Midlife cognitive and physical activity is associated with a reduced risk for dementia.
Reduced Brain Volume May Diminish Self-Monitoring Skills in Dementia
Patients with dementia had decreased ability for self-monitoring, probably as a result of impairments of the insula and orbitofrontal cortex.
An Overview of Progress and Future Challenges in Aging and Diversity Research
Researchers identified current gaps in aging and diversity research and identified future directions that research should take.
Trazodone Not Associated With Reduced Risk for Dementia
Trazodone is not associated with a reduced risk for dementia compared with other antidepressants at the prodromal stage of disease.
Physical Frailty Associated With Symptoms of Dementia, Caregiver Burden in Alzheimer Disease
Per study data published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, investigators hypothesized that the correlation between higher Frailty Index scores and increased caregiver burden was partially mediated by increased behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.
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