Latest posts tagged with #BPSD on Bluesky
Smart diapers protect dignity in dementia care by reducing “open-and-check” inspections, so people aren’t exposed. They prioritize fast response to bowel movements and help protect sleep and comfort, reducing BPSD triggers.
#DementiaCare #CareTech #IncontinenceCare #BPSD #AgingTech
Pittsburgh agitation scale (PAS) total score over time, adjusted fit with 5 sites. As measured by the PAS, dronabinol was more effective than placebo at reducing agitation, with an effect size of 0.53.
1- Behavioral & psychological symptoms of #dementia #BPSD are common, distressing & sometimes dangerous. Pharm treatment (eg, antipsychotics) can have serious side effects.
This RCT suggests that #dronabinol may help ⬇️agitation in #Alzheimers ds (AD).
#medsky
www.ajgponline.org/article/S106...
In this (open-access) Target Article in AJOB Neuroscience, I offer a qualified critique of #BPSD (Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of #Dementia), engaging with critical discourse prompted by, e.g., #BanBPSD. A call for #commentary will follow; please consider submitting an EOI if interested.
Dr. Helen Kales begins her presentation.
Our second speaker is fellow geriatric psychiatrist and @ucdavishealth.bsky.social chair of psychiatry Dr. Helen Kales.
She is masterful at discussing the assessment & management of behavioral & psychological symptoms of #dementia (BPSD).
#bpsd #medsky
Citrin Cooperman Strengthens Its West Coast Operations with BPSD Acquisition #USA #Acquisition #Citrin_Cooperman #Woodland_Hills #BPSD
Disinhibition is a symptom of dementia.
#BPSD
As expected, non-pharmacological interventions are the best (but also the most resource intensive) and should still be the 🏅gold standard. Music therapy, massage, aromatherapy, exercise all as effective modalities. #bpsd #dementia #ags25
［アルツハイマー型認知症の家族介護者に聞いた、最も困っている症状は?］
〝BPSDにはほかにも、もの盗られ妄想やうつ、不安、焦燥、興奮、幻視・幻聴などさまざまな症状が含まれる〟
#認知症
#アルツハイマー
#アルツハイマー型認知症
#BPSD
#介護
#在宅介護
news.mynavi.jp/article/2025...
In her rainbow strewn art studio, this pretty, tattooed MILF poses in her full length mirror wearing her husband’s old Cowboys sweatshirt, black panties with her bush sticking out, and gray fuzzy socks. Houseplants abound and she has a calm, happy look on her cute face
Snowed in and posting hot shit from the weekend. It’s an invitation to peak inside my personal bubble. Feels like I’m trapped in a snow globe, actually. #hippie #hairyhottie #nopants #girlnextdoor #cutegirl #pretty #milf #tattooedgirl #tattooedwoman #bustybrunette #legsleeve #altgf #altgirl #bpsd
Some local good news: the Dane County (WI) board approved funding to study the feasibility of opening a #Dementia Stabilization & Care Transition Unit.
Hopefully, such a unit would help support people with behavioral & psychological symptoms of dementia, #BPSD.
exec.danecounty.gov/PressDetail/...
Wooden fence in the foreground, snow-capped mountains in the background, under a cloudy sky
Good morning. Here's a photo from Chico Hot Springs, Montana, where I am presenting on the topics of "Assessing Cognitive Impairment and Diagnosing #Dementia" and "Addressing Cognitive, Behavioral, & Psychological Symptoms of Dementia." #BPSD
Starting a thread about the work in our lab to help connect with clinicians and researchers with similar interests.
#technology #aging #falls #dementia #BPSD #agetech #AIhealth #geriatricpsychiatry #oldagepsychiatry #LTC #longtermcare
I am honored to present at the Montana Psychiatric Conference on 11/16 (virtual option available) on:
- Assessing Cognitive Impairment and Diagnosing #Dementia
- Addressing Cognitive, Behavioral, & Psychological Symptoms of Dementia #BPSD
montanapsychiatryconference.org/2024-confere...
Guideline Recommendations on Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of #Dementia: A Systematic Review
#Geriatrics #Neurology #BPSD #Ageing #Care #Health
www.jamda.com/article/S152...
