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Behavioral & Psychological Symptoms in Dementia:
Treatment Update
RELEASE DATE: OCT 14, 2023
PSYCHIATRY EDUCATION FORUM ACADEMY'S
Behavioral & Psychological Symptoms in Dementia:
Welcome
Psychiatry Education Forum continues to provide high-quality, practice-oriented evidence to improve your clinical decision-making. In this lecture series, Dr. Anderson Chen will discuss the updated literature data for the management of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms in Dementia (BPSD).
Dr. Anderson Chen is a faculty member at the Geriatric Psychiatry Department at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. His primary research interest includes evidence-based psychopharmacology for older adults, dementia care, and virtual care in older adults.
Once again we have published this lecture series with no sponsors or influence from pharmaceutical companies. We guarantee that you will be accessing the most updated information for your invested time at a highly affordable cost.
LECTURE SCHEDULE
(1) BPSD: Understanding Diagnosis & Differentials
- What is BPSD?
- Teasing apart BPSD from Delirium?
- BPSD versus NPS (Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia)
- Why this Clinical Problem is Important?
- Triage: Emergent BPSD versus Urgent BPSD versus Non-Emergent BPSD
(2) Emergent BPSD: Treatment Algorithm
- Diagnosis first: What is Emergent BPSD?
- First-line followed by Second-line and Third-line treatment options.
- Understanding the role of Antipsychotics and Benzodiazepines for emergent BPSD.
- Which Antipsychotics are preferred?
- What if antipsychotics are not effective?
- When are benzodiazepine trials appropriate?
(3) Non-Emergent BPSD: Treatment Algorithm
- Diagnosis first: What is Non-Emergent BPSD?
- Understanding the impact of cholinergic load and pain control.
- Role of sleep control first: which sleep medicine is preferred?
- Which medications are the first line? the answer is not SSRI.
- Cholinesterase Inhibitors: how to prescribe them for BPSD?
- Antidepressants: which one is preferred?
- Can antipsychotics be considered for non-emergent BPSD?
- Which mood stabilizer is recommended and which one to avoid in BPSD?
(4) BPSD Psychopharmacology
- Preferred medications for BPSD
- Avoid: Which medications to avoid in BPSD?
- First-line followed by Second-line and Third-line treatment options.
- Which Antipsychotic(s) can be used?
- Can Prazosin help with BPSD?
- Duration: understanding when to stop the medications.
- Which medications are worthy of mention but require further study?
- What if medication trials fail?
- Clinical Pearls by Dr. Chen.
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