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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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Tagged Akershus University Hospital and University of Oslo, Alzheimer's Disease Diagnostic and Treatment Centers (ADDTC), Alzheimer's Disease With Cardiovascular Disease, APOE e4 (Apolipoprotein E e4), ApoE e4 Allele, Association of RBD with Synucleinopathies, Behavioural Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD), Behavioural Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD), Biomarkers, Brain Imaging, BV-FTD, C677T, C9orf72 MAPT and GRN Genes, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Campus for Ageing and Vitality: Newcastle upon Tyne, Center for Sleep Medicine: Mayo Clinic, Center for Sleep Medicine: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Centre for Age-Related Diseases: Stavanger University Hospital, Cerebrovascular Disease, CeVD: Cerebrovascular Disease, Clinical Symptoms Characteristic of Frontotemporal Dementia, Cognitive Assessments / Screening Tools, Constipation, Delirium and Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB), Dementia with Lewy Bodies Symptoms, Department of Geriatric Psychiatry: Akershus University Hospital, Department of Neurology: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry: University of Cambridge, Diagnosis of Vascular Dementia, Differential Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis of Memory Problems, Division of Psychiatry: University College London, DLB: Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Dopamine Transporter Single Photon Emission CT, Early Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Epidemiology of Frontotemporal Dementia, Epidemiology of Major Neurological Disorders, Fluctuating Cognition, Fluctuations, Fluorodeoxyglucose PET, Frontotemporal Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), Frontotemporal Dementia Symptoms, Frontotemporal Dementia With Motor Neurone Disease (FTD-MND), Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration FUS, FTLD: Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration, Genetic and Pathological Correlation in FTLD, Genetics, Genetics of DLB, Haemorrhagic Dementia, Hallucinations, Hallucinations and Delusions in Parkinson's Disease, Hallucinations in People with Dementia, Hereditary Vascular Dementia (CADASIL), Hypoperfusion Dementia, Imaging, Increased Salivation, Institute of Neuroscience and Newcastle University Institute for Ageing: Newcastle University, Lancet, Lewy Body Dementia, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Lewy Body Dementia Symptoms Checklists, Management of Vascular Dementia, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine (USA), Memory and Aging Center: University of California, Mental Health Unit: St Margaret's Hospital (Epping), Mild Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson's Disease (MCI-PD), MTHFR, Multi-Infarct Dementia (Cortical Vascular Dementia), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the Association Internationale pour la Recherche et l'Enseignement en Neurosciences (NINDS-AIREN), Neurological Disease, Neurological Disorders, Neuropathological Features, Neuropathology, Neuropathology in FTLD-tau and FTLD-TDP, Newcastle University, NFV-PPA, Non-Alzheimer’s Dementia, Non-Fluent Variant Primary Progressive Aphasia, Nondegenerative Neurological Diseases (NNDs), North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Norway, Norway Stavanger University Hospital, Nosology of Vascular Dementia, Olfactory Dysfunction, Parkinson’s Disease Dementia, Parkinsonism, Pathological Staging, Pick’s Disease (Frontotemporal Dementia), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Prevalence of Cerebrovascular Disease, Prevalence of Neurological Disorders, Prodromal Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behaviour Disorder (RBD), RBD: Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behaviour Disorder, Sandler Neurosciences Center (San Francisco), Semantic Variant Primary Progressive Aphasia, Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT), Small Vessel Arteriosclerosis, Small Vessel Dementia (Subcortical Vascular Dementia), SNCA and LRRK2 Genes, SPECT (Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography), Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger University Hospital; Norway, Strategic Infarct Dementia, Subtypes of Vascular Dementia, SV-PPA, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Timely Diagnosis, Treatments for Dementia With Lewy Bodies and Parkinson's Disease Dementia, United States, University College London, University of California, University of California: San Francisco School of Medicine, University of Cambridge, USA, VaD: Vascular Dementia, Vascular Dementia Symptoms, Visual Hallucinations
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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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A Compendium of Patient Information on Parkinson’s Disease (Patient.co.uk / Parkinson’s UK / USA: Multiple)
Summary Just in time for Parkinson’s Awareness Week 2015 (April 20th -26th 2015), here is a collection of information on Parkinson’s Disease written primarily for patients and the general public. From Patient.co.uk (UK Independent Health Site) Parkinson’s Disease. Leeds: Patient.co.uk … Continue reading →
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Depression, Diagnosis, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Pain, Parkinson's Disease, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Addictive Gambling, Advice and Information, American Parkinson Disease Association, Antioxidants and Parkinson’s Disease, Antioxidants and Parkinson’s: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.67, Anxiety, Anxiety and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.96, Anxiety Disorders and Dementia, APDA: American Parkinson Disease Association, Apomorphine, Apomorphine: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.26, Caregiving (Carers), Co-Enzyme Q10, Co-enzyme Q10: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.74, Communication and Parkinson's Disease, Communication and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.06, Conductive Education and Parkinson's Disease, Conductive Education and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.41, Delusional Ideas, Delusions, Dementia in Parkinson's Disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB), Dementia With Lewy Bodies: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.33, Dental and Oral Health, Dental and Oral Health in Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.98, Depression and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.56, Depression and Parkinson’s Disease, Diagnosing Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.48, DLB: Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Drug-Induced Parkinsonism, Drug-Induced Parkinsonism: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.38, Dystonia, E M I S: Egton Medical Information Systems Ltd., Eating Swallowing and Saliva Control in Parkinson's Disease, Eating Swallowing and Saliva Control in Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.22, Equipment and Disability Aids, Equipment and Disability Aids: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.59, Exercise and Parkinson's Disease, Eyes and Parkinson's Disease, Eyes and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.27, Falls and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.39, Falls in Parkinson's Disease, Fatigue and Parkinson's Disease, Fatigue and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.72, Foot Care, Foot Care and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.51, Freezing in Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.63, Freezing in Parkinson’s Disease, Gene Therapy for Parkinson's Disease, Gene Therapy for Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.49, Guideline for Dietitians on Management of Parkinson's Disease, Hallucinations, Hallucinations and Delusions in Parkinson's Disease, Hallucinations and Delusions in Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.11, Hypersexuality, Hypotension, Impulsive and Compulsive Behaviour in Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.77, Information and Advice Services, Information and Signposting Services, Information Needs of Carers, Information Needs of Patients, Inherited Parkinson's And Genetic Testing: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.86, Inherited Parkinson's Disease and Genetic Testing, International travel and Parkinson's Disease, International Travel and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.28, Involuntary Movements, Juvenile Parkinson's Disease, Juvenile Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.85, Keeping a Diary: For Carers, Keeping a Diary: For Carers: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.70, Keeping a Diary: People with Parkinson's Disease, Keeping a Diary: People with Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.69, Kindness, Living Alone With Parkinson's Disease, Living Alone With Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.29, Low Blood Pressure, Low Blood Pressure and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.50, Massachusetts General Hospital, Mayo Clinic, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Mild Memory Problems: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.95, Muscle Cramps and Dystonia, Muscle Cramps And Dystonia: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.43, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), Obsessive Shopping, Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.97, Occupational Therapy and Parkinson’s, Oral Health, Oral Healthcare, Pain in Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.37, Parkinson's Awareness Month, Parkinson's Awareness Week, Parkinson's dementia: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.58, Parkinson's Disease: Hope Through Research, Parkinson’s Awareness Week (2015), Parkinson’s Dementia, Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Week (2015), Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis, Parkinson’s UK, Parkinson’s UK (Parkinsons Disease Society), Parkinsonism, Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, Parkinsonism: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.83, Patient Information on Parkinson’s Disease, Patient.co.uk, Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy and Parkinson's Disease, Physiotherapy and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.42, Physiotherapy for Parkinson's Disease, Pregnancy and Parkinson's Disease, Pregnancy and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.19, Public Awareness (Parkinson's Disease), Punding, Restless Legs Syndrome, Restless Legs Syndrome and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.83, Saliva Control, Signposting, Signposting Patient Information, Signposting Services and Knowledge, Signposting to Sources of Practical Help, Skin and Sweating Problems in Parkinson's Disease, Skin and Sweating Problems in Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.40, Speech and Language Therapy and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.07, Stem Cell Research and Parkinson's Disease, Stem Cell Research and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.78, Swallowing, Sweating in Parkinson's Disease, Talking to Children About Parkinson's Disease, Talking to Children About Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.66, Talking to People About Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.88, The Carer's Guide: Parkinson’s UK, Tremor and Parkinson's Disease, Tremor and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.94, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, Up Your Friendly Challenge: Parkinson’s Awareness Week (2015), US Department of Health and Human Services, US National Institute of Mental Health, US National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Using Computers and the Internet: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.60, Wearing Off, Wearing Off and Involuntary Movements, Wearing Off and Involuntary Movements: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.73, [Reference No.B071
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Information Resource on Lewy Body Dementia (National Institute on Aging: USA)
Summary More than 1 million Americans may be affected by Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). This information resource from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) / National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the USA has been written to assist people with … Continue reading →
Posted in Antipsychotics, Charitable Bodies, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Parkinson's Disease, Patient Care Pathway, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
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Tagged Agitation, Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center, Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) Teens, Antipsychotics: Neuroleptic Sensitivity, Anxiety, Behavior and Mood Changes, Caregiver Support, Carer Support, Delusions, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB), Dementia with Lewy Bodies Symptoms, Diagnosis and Screening: Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Dreaming in Dementia: REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder, Family Caregiver Alliance (US), Federal Government (US), Fluctuating Cognition, Fluctuations, Fritz Jakob Heinrich Lewy (1885–1950), Hallucinations, Information for Carers, LBD Symptoms, Lewy Body Degeneration, Lewy Body Dementia, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Lewy Body Dementia Association, Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA), Lewy Body Parkinson Disease, Lewy Body Society, Lewy-Related Pathologies (LRP), LRP: Lewy-Related Pathology, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Mood Changes, Movement Symptoms, National Institute of Health (NIH), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institute on Aging (US), National Parkinson Foundation (US), Neuroleptic Sensitivity, Palliative Care, Paranoia, Parkinson’s Disease Dementia, Parkinson’s Disease Foundation (US), Parkinsonism, Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep Disorder, RBD: Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behaviour Disorder, REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder, Severe Neuroleptic Sensitivity, Sleep and Dementia, Sleep Disorders, Synucleinopathy, Tests Used to Diagnose LBD, United States, US National Institute on Aging, USA
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Guidance on Prevention and Management of Challenging Behaviour in NHS Settings (NHS Protect)
Summary This document offers guidance for NHS staff on handling clinically-related challenging behaviour. It covers the management of patients’ distress and the provision of treatment in an environment which is safe for staff, patients and visitors. “Clinically related challenging behaviour, … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Delirium, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Physiotherapy, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, RCN, Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Aggression, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), BGS, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, British Geriatrics Society (BGS), British Institute of Learning Disabilities, Calling Out, Causes of Discomfort, Challenging Behaviour, Challenging Behaviour Foundation (CBF), Challenging Behaviour in Dementia, Challenging Behaviour: Core Learning Needs, College of Emergency Medicine, College of Emergency Medicine Best Practice Subcommittee, College of Occupational Therapists (COT), Common Core Principles for Supporting People with Dementia, Community Learning Disability Teams (CLDTs), Confidentiality, Conflict Resolution Training (CRT), Delusions, Dementia Outreach Services, Dementia Outreach Team, Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB), Distressed Behaviour: Triggers, DLB: Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Eight Common Core Principles for Supporting People with Dementia, Emma Ouldred: Dementia Nurse Specialist, Framework for Explaining Challenging Behaviour, Hallucinations, Hostility, Information Sharing, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Marjory Warren Ward, Markers and Alerts, Mental Health of Older Adults and Dementia Clinical Academic Group: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Mind, National Association for Healthcare Security, NHS Protect, Parkinson’s Disease Dementia, Patient Passports, Personalised Care Plans, Post-Incident Reviews, Promoting Safer Therapeutic Services (PSTS), Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Reducing Agitation and Distress, Reducing Violence and Aggression, Risks of Inappropriate Physical Intervention, Sensory Impairment, Shouting, Sleep Disturbance, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Unite the Union Mental Health Nursing Association (MHNA), Violence, Violence and Aggression, Vocalisations, Wandering, Working with Dementia: Safe Work Practices for Caregivers
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