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Chapter 16 - Psychosocial Interventions in Dementia

from Section 3 - Approaches to Management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 September 2020

By
Andrew Kiridoshi
Edited by
Julian C. Hughes  and
Philippa Lilford
Julian C. Hughes
Affiliation:
University of Bristol
Philippa Lilford
Affiliation:
Severn Deanery, University of Bristol
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Summary

This article is an update on the overview in Advances in Psychiatric Treatment by Patel and colleagues which summarized the evidence base for psychosocial interventions in dementia. Since then there has been a large number of further studies examining the effectiveness of a wide range of non-pharmacological interventions. There has been great interest in exploring novel methods of enhancing the quality of life of people with dementia in recent years, particularly given the increased awareness of the significant harm being caused by the use of antipsychotics to manage the so-called behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD).

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Clinical Topics in Old Age Psychiatry , pp. 213 - 222
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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