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How, if at all, have you changed your approach to the use of escitalopram for agitation in Alzheimer's dementia based on results from the S-CitAD RCT?

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Geriatric Medicine · Wake Forest University School of Medicine

I have changed my approach to the use of escitalopram for agitation in AD only slightly based on this article. For treatment of agitation in AD, the first line is always going to be non-pharmacologic, based on the acknowledge, reassure, and redirect strategy. Caregivers need to be taught to respond,...

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