Cognitive therapies and their impact on neuropsychiatric symptoms in mild cognitive impairment or dementia: a scoping review

To date, the impact of cognitive therapies on patients with dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) has been studied in terms of cognition, quality of life and activities of daily living rather than in the context of neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS). The objective of this scoping review was to c...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Psychology
Main Authors:	Beatriz Lara-Consuegra, Anna Carnes-Vendrell, Paula Torres-Hidalgo, Gerard Piñol-Ripoll
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-04-01
Subjects:	mild cognitive impairment dementia neuropsychiatric symptoms nonpharmacological treatment cognitive therapy
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1547619/full

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