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Tag Archives: Hallucinations
Hallucinations and Delusions in Dementia With Lewy Bodies (Behavioural Neurology)
Summary Hallucinations and delusions are common in Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB). A study shows that DLB patients who experience delusional symptoms tend to have poorer cognitive function and more severe BPSD. Oddly, DLB patients with diabetes appear to be less … Continue reading →
Posted in For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
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Tagged Behavior and Mood Changes, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural Neurology (Journal), China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University Hospital (Taiwan), Cognitive Symptoms, Delusions, Delusions and Other Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, Delusions of Other Persons Stealing, Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB), Department of Internal Medicine: China Medical University Hospital, Department of Neurology: Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Department of Neurology: Tainan Municipal Hospital, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism: China Medical University Hospital, DLB, DLB Comorbid With Diabetes, DLB Patients With Diabetes, DLB: Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Family Plans to Abandon Him / Her (Delusional), Fluctuating Cognition, Fluctuations, Hallucinations, Hallucinations and Delusions in Dementia With Lewy Bodies, House Not His / Her Home (Delusional), Lewy Body Degeneration, Lewy Body Dementia, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Media Persons in House (Delusional), Mood Changes, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neuroleptic Sensitivity, Neuropsychiatric Disturbances, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, Other Persons Stealing (Delusional), Others Not Whom They Claim (Delusional), Parkinsonism, Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behaviour Disorder (RBD), RBD: Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behaviour Disorder, Self in Danger (Delusional), Show Chwan Medical Care Corporation, Show Chwan Memorial Hospital (Taiwan), Spouse Having Affair (Delusional), Tainan Municipal Hospital (Taiwan), Taiwan, Unwelcome Guest in House (Delusional), Visual Hallucinations
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Raising Awareness of Mental Health in Older People (Age UK / NHS England / MHF / JGCR)
Summary Age UK has reported the results of a YouGov survey which indicates that half of older adults (those aged 55 and older) have experienced mental health problems. Of this population group, 7.7 million people are estimated to have experienced … Continue reading →
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Delirium, Depression, Mental Health Foundation, NHS Improvement
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Tagged Addressing Loneliness to Protect the Mental Health of Older People, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Older People’s Mental Health, Alternatives to Drugs, Alternatives to Medication, Anxiety, Anxiety and Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Anxiety Disorders and Dementia, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Campaigns, Awareness Raising, Bereavement, Bereavement and Loneliness, Caroline Abrahams: Director of Age UK, Causes of Hallucinations, Charles Bonnet Syndrome, Common Mental Health Conditions, Common Mental Health Disorders, Common Mental Health Problems (CMHP), Counselling, Counselling Services, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, Delirium Prevention and Management, Delirium Prevention and Management (NICE Clinical Guideline 103), Depression and Anxiety, Depression and Dementia, Depression and Low Self-Esteem in Older People, Depression in Adults: Recognition and Management (NICE Clinical Guideline 90), Depression in Frail Older People, Depression in Older People, Detecting Elder Abuse, Diogenes Syndrome, Elder Abuse, Elderly Mental Health, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), Financial Worries, Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder in Adults: Management (NICE Clinical Guideline 113), Geriatric Depression Scale, Hallucinations, Hoarding, Hoarding Disorder, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme, Indications For Referral to Specialist and Older Adult Mental Health Services, Integrated Physical and Mental Health, Integrating Mental and Physical Healthcare, Integration of Physical and Mental Health, Interaction between Physical and Mental Health, Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), Lithium (Li), Lithium Monitoring, Living Well in Older Years (Better Mental Health), Loneliness and Isolation, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Men in Sheds, Mental Health Foundation (MHF), Mental Health Problems, NHS England’s Stay Well This Winter Campaign, NHS Stay Well This Winter Campaign, Older Adult Mental Health Services, Older Adult Mental Health Services (OAMHS), Older People's Mental Health and Dementia Team (NHS England), Problem Debt, Problem Debt and Mental Health, Professor Alistair Burns, Psychosis, Psychosis and Schizophrenia in Adults: Prevention and Management (NICE Clinical Guideline 178), Reclusivity, Services for People with Mental Health Problems, Stay Well This Winter Campaign, Stigma of Mental Health Problems, Stigma-Free Environments, Tackling Stigma and Improving Attitudes to Mental Illness, Talking Therapies, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Unmet Mental Health Needs of Older People, YouGov, Your Mind Matters (Age UK)
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Dementia with Lewy Bodies: Updated DLB Consortium Diagnosis and Management Consensus Report (Neurology)
Summary The Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) Consortium has published an updated set of recommendations on diagnosis and management of DLB. Clinical features and diagnostic biomarkers are covered, with guidance on their interpretation. Previously omitted aspects of Lewy-related pathology are … Continue reading →
Posted in Antipsychotics, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK
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Tagged Abnormal Proteins (Alpha-Synuclein), Acting Out Dreams: Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep Behaviour Disorder, Alpha-Synuclein Aggregation, Alpha-Synucleinopathies, Alternatives to Antipsychotics, Antipsychotics Limitation in Dementia, Antipsychotics: Neuroleptic Sensitivity, Assessment and Diagnosis, Australia, Autonomic System Dysfunction, Banner Sun Health Research Institute, Behavior and Mood Changes, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Biomarker Development, Biomarkers, Biomarkers Research Programmes, Blackouts, Brain and Mind Centre: University of Sydney, Brain Stimulation, Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research: University of Pennsylvania, Centre for Age-Related Diseases: Stavanger University Hospital, Cognitive Decline (DLB vs. Alzheimer's), Cognitive Symptoms, Comparison of Cognitive Decline (DLB vs. AD), Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Dementia, Delusions, Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB), Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB) Consortium, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology: Mayo Clinic, Department of Neurology: Mayo Clinic, Department of Neurology: Mayo Clinic (Rochester), Department of Neurology: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Neuroscience and Neuropathology Laboratory: Mayo Clinic, Department of Neuroscience Imaging and Clinical Sciences: University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Department of Neuroscience: Mayo Clinic, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology: Mayo Clinic, Department of Veterans Affairs, Departments of Radiology and Neurology: University of Michigan, Diagnosis and Management of Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Diagnosis and Screening: Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition (DSM-V), Differential Diagnosis, Dizziness, DLB, DLB Management, DLB: Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Drooling, DSM-5, Early Diagnosis, Early Diagnosis of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Early Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease and DLB, Fainting, Florida Atlantic University, Fluctuating Cognition, Fluctuations, Fourth Consensus Report of DLB Consortium, Hallucinations, Handwriting, ICube Laboratory, Institute for Healthy Aging and Lifespan Studies (I-HeAL): Florida Atlantic University, Institute of Neuroscience: Newcastle University, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience: King’s College London, Italy, α-Synuclein, α-Synuclein Aggregation, α-Synuclein Misfolds, Kings College London, Lewy Body Degeneration, Lewy Body Dementia, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Lewy Body Dementia Symptoms Checklists, Lewy Body Society, Medical School: University of Exeter; University of Exeter, Misdiagnosis, Mood Changes, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neuroleptic Sensitivity, Neurology (Journal), Norway, Parkinson's Disease and Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Centers (PADRECC and MIRECC): Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Parkinson’s-Like Symptoms, Perelman School of Medicine: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Postural Instability, Preclinical Biomarkers and Dementia, Prion-Like Mechanisms, Repeated Falls, Severe Neuroleptic Sensitivity, Severe Sensitivity to Antipsychotic Agents, Shuffling Walk, Sleep Disorders Center: Mayo Clinic, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger University Hospital; Norway, Synucleinopathies, Synucleinopathy, Synucleinopathy Progression, Transient Loss of Consciousness, Underlying Mechanisms of DLB Pathogenesis, United States, University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, University Hospital of Strasbourg, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, University of Strasbourg, University of Sydney
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Exploring the Morality and Efficacy of White Lies and Deception in Dementia Care (MHF)
Summary The Mental Health Foundation (MHF)’s “Dementia: what is truth?” report explores strategies for handling the different realities and beliefs held by persons with dementia. It concludes, perhaps realistically, that judicious use of non-truths and half-truths may be justified if … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Mental Health Foundation, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Agitation, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Burden of Dementia, Carer Burden, Carer Experience, Carer Fatigue, Carer's Experience of Dementia, Confusion, Contented Dementia Trust, Coping Strategies, Coping With Dementia, Delusional Ideas, Delusions, Dementia Experiences, Dementiaville (Switzerland), Dolls Therapy, Employee Experience, End-User Experience, Ethical Considerations, Ethical Dilemmas, Ethical Issues of Dementia Care, Experiences, Family and Caregiver Experiences, Functional Analysis, Functional Analysis (FA), Habilitation Therapy in Dementia Care, Hallucinations, Hallucinations in People with Dementia, Hermeneutics, Home Care, Managing Agitation, Manner of Communication, Mental Health Foundation (MHF), Moral Principles, Moral Relativism, Needs Analysis, Psychological Coping Skills, Reality Orientation, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Reframing Dementia in the 21st Century (JRF), Residential Care, RO: Reality Orientation, SPECAL Approach, Specialised Early Care for Alzheimer’s (SPECAL) Approach, Spectrum of Truth and Lies: Truth Telling - Reframing – Distracting – Avoiding – Hiding - Going Along [With] - Lying, Truth and Lying in Dementia Care, Truth Telling, Uncommon Common-Sense, Unmet Needs, Untruths, What is Truth? Inquiry About Truth and Lying in Dementia Care, White Lies and Deception in Dementia Care
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Expert Consensus Guidelines for Family / Unpaid Carers on Assisting Persons With Cognitive Impairment or Dementia (BMC Geriatrics / Mental Health First Aid Australia)
Summary Experts were consulted with a view to developing a set of indicative guidelines for family and non-professional carers when assisting older persons either developing cognitive impairment or with dementia (or delirium). A list of potentially valuable skills (based on … Continue reading →
Posted in Community Care, Delirium, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Guidelines, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
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Non-Alzheimer’s Dementias: Three Reviews (Lancet)
Summary The Lancet has published a series of three up-to-date reviews concerning non-Alzheimer’s dementia. Full Text Link (Note: This article requires a suitable Athens password, a journal subscription or payment for access). Reference Dementia – not all about Alzheimer’s. [Editorial]. … Continue reading →
Posted in Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
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Severe, Persistent and Fatal Delirium (Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra)
Summary Delirium is typically a transient syndrome, but this study concentrates on severe persistent and potentially fatal delirium. Just 15 cases are considered, involving diverse diagnoses including Alzheimer’s Disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and progressive supranuclear palsy. Full … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Delirium, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Mental Health, Quick Insights
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Tagged Academic Medical Center: University of Amsterdam, Alzheimer's Disease, Amsterdam, Confusion, Confusion (Delirium), Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), Delirium and Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Delusions, Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra, Dementia in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB), Department of Neurology: University of Amsterdam, DLB: Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Fatal Delirium, Hallucinations, Institution for Mental Health Care 'Dijk en Duin' (Netherlands), Netherlands, Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neurological Conditions, Neurological Disease, Neuropathology, Parnassia Groep, Persistent Delirium, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Psychogeriatric Observation Unit: Institution for Mental Health Care 'Dijk en Duin', Severe Delirium, Severe Persistent and Fatal Delirium, University of Amsterdam
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