Alzheimer Disease

Collaborative care is effective in decreasing some symptoms of Alzheimer

Published in Mental Health Law Weekly, June 3rd, 2006

Compared with usual care, patients with Alzheimer disease who were treated with collaborative care had fewer behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia after one year, and caregivers had lower levels of stress and depression, according to a study in a recent issue of Journal of the American Medical Association.

Most older adults, including those with dementia, receive their health care from generalist physicians. Although primary care physicians prescribe most psychoactive medications to older adults, the primary care setting appears to be poorly designed and underreported to provide comprehensive management approaches for dementia, according to background...

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Source: Mental Health Law Weekly (2006-06-03)

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