Dementia

Among the clues revealed in 3 recent studies: brain amyloid, saliva biomarkers, and microvascular dysfunction.

Alzheimer disease-or dementia with Lewy bodies? Recently revised consensus criteria can help you solve this diagnostic dilemma.

Helping patients who have significant medical illness as well as mental illness is a challenge, especially when the diagnosis is unclear. Hospital psychiatrists play a critical role in the management of these behaviorally compromised patients.

The caffeine in your morning cup of java could pack a neuroprotective punch.

“Doctor, will you prescribe medical marijuana for my mother? I think it might help her agitation better than the medication you gave her last visit.”

Older adults seem willing to take a hypothetical predictive test-and plan accordingly.

Here's a case that illustrates the potential for alprazolam to create a dementia-like appearance-not to mention a premature aging of the patient.

Here: a look at several natural products used to improve cognitive impairment or cognitive symptoms of dementia.

When agitation and psychosis symptoms are severe, is an antipsychotic medication an option? Not always.

The latest research on the global risk of Alzheimer disease and other dementias.

Recent data show that widespread discrepancy exists between clinical guidelines and practice patterns for ADHD, dementia, and bipolar disorders.

To honor him beyond his professional skills, let us learn some important medical lessons from the life and death of Robin Williams.

Sleep disorders represent a significant problem in patients with Alzheimer disease. Here: assessment strategies and a review of drug and non-drug interventions.

Chronic health problems like diabetes only get worse with depression. New research shows the time is now to address both concerns.

What is the most common problem in individuals with dementia?

Although delusional jealousy was described as an initial symptom in Alois Alzheimer’s first case report, little is known about its clinical features and prognosis in dementia.

This film is a must-see for psychiatrists, not because it adds new information about the course of Alzheimer disease or its impact on families, but because it forces us to rethink issues that can affect our clinical practice.

Therapeutic lying, a concept that is currently seeping into the medical literature, is the practice of deliberately deceiving patients for reasons considered in their best interest.

What role might electroconvulsive therapy play for short-term treatment of agitation and aggression in patients with dementia?

An in-depth look into the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.

Vascular surgeons, internists, and neurologists all exist-but why aren’t there any vascular psychiatrists? There certainly is a need.

Placing black floor mats in front of exits to deter demented nursing home residents from dangerous wandering may pose ethical questions.

Which of the following complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies may have beneficial effects on symptoms of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer disease (AD)?

Mental illness is a risk factor for HIV infection. It brings a number of behavioral correlates that put patients at risk for getting infected. As HIV infection worsens, it begins to affect the brain, and cyclical relationship between the disease and mental illness begins.

Less common but still important syndromes connected with Alzheimer disease include traumatic brain injury, infectious and inflammatory disorders, alcohol-induced dementia.