Introduction: Approximately 5.2 million adults in the United States aged 65 and older suffer from
Alzheimer disease.
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Current treatment options have limited efficacy. In addition to cognitive decline,
many patients experience neuropsychiatric symptoms including agitation, depression,
apathy, psychosis, and disinhibited behavior.
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No FDA-approved pharmacologic treatments currently exist to address these debilitating
symptoms, which are often distressing to both patients and caregivers. Nonpharmacological
and psychosocial interventions play an important role in the management of neuropsychiatric
symptoms in patients with neurocognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's disease.
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We report a case of a patient with major neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's
disease and significant behavioral disturbances who responded positively to reminiscence
therapy. In addition this poster will include a literature review discussing the evidence
for the use of reminiscence therapy in patients with neurocognitive disorders.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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- Dementia and milder cognitive syndromes.in: Clinical Manual of Geriatric Psychiatry. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc, Washington, DC2014: 99-123
- The American Psychiatric Association practice guideline on the use of antipsychotics to treat agitation or psychosis in patient with dementia.Am J Psychiatry. 2016; 173: 543-546
- Reminiscence in dementia: a concept analysis.Dementia. 2014; 13: 176-192
