When people with dementia take antipsychotics, it is associated with an increased risk of adverse events such as stroke, heart failure, and pneumonia. This was the conclusion of researchers from Great Britain, Norway, and Greece. Researchers from Great Britain pointed to the current care situation in their study, published in 2024: „Despite safety concerns..."
Certain neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as depression and psychosis, occur more frequently in women with Alzheimer's dementia than in men with Alzheimer's dementia. This is one of the central findings of a study by researchers from the Netherlands, Sweden, the USA, Canada, and Australia. In people with Alzheimer's dementia (AD), neuropsychiatric...
Wie verbreitet unterschiedliche Demenzsymptome wie Euphorie, Apathie, oder Reizbarkeit sind, haben Wissenschaftler*innen aus Südkorea erforscht. In ihrer Untersuchung haben sie auch die Art und den Schweregrad einer Demenz berücksichtigt. Euphorie, Apathie, Aggressivität oder Reizbarkeit: Die verhaltensbezogenen und psychologischen Demenzsymptome (englisch für „Behavioural and Psychological Symptomes“, BPSD) sind vielfältig. Wissenschaftler*innen aus …
There is often talk of „challenging behavior“ in people with dementia and so-called behavioral and psychological symptoms. We explain what these terms mean. BPSD is an abbreviation for „Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms.“ The English-language technical term has long been established in the professional world. In German, this refers to the...
