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Questions discussed in this category

How do you implement antipsychotics in the management of agitation in Alzheimer’s patients?

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How do you approach treatment of depression in Graves' Disease?

1 Answer available

In what clinical situation would you consider using benzodiazepines in patients with dementia?

2 Answers available

How do you approach treating patients with delusions of parasitosis who can not tolerate an antipsychotic?

1 Answer available

What is your approach to using apremilast for psoriatic arthritis in patients with history of depression?

1 Answer available

How do you treat behavioral disturbances in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies?

How do you treat dangerous behavioral disturbances (aggression, nighttime wandering) in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)?

2 Answers available

How do you approach NSAID use in patients on SSRIs?

Do you avoid due to the increased risk of GI adverse events?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

The American journal of psychiatry, 2022 Aug

Dementia Is More Than Memory Loss: Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia and Their Nonpharmacological and Pharmacological Management.

Psychiatry research, 2020 Dec 13

The Psychopharmacology Algorithm Project at the Harvard South Shore Program: An update on management of behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia.

Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England), 2018 Jan 17

Sequential drug treatment algorithm for agitation and aggression in Alzheimer's and mixed dementia.

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