Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Elderly With Dementia During COVID-19 Pandemic: Definition, Treatment, and Future Directions

Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Elderly With Dementia During COVID-19 Pandemic: Definition, Treatment, and Future Directions

BackgroundNeuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) of dementia, such as anxiety, depression, agitation, and apathy, are complex, stressful, and costly aspects of care, and are associated to poor health outcomes and caregiver burden. A steep worsening of such symptoms has been reported during Coronavirus Dise...

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Main Authors: Alessio Simonetti, Cristina Pais, Melissa Jones, Maria Camilla Cipriani, Delfina Janiri, Laura Monti, Francesco Landi, Roberto Bernabei, Rosa Liperoti, Gabriele Sani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
dementia
COVID-19
apathy
anxiety
agitation
treatment
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.579842/full

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