Cognitive stimulation by caregivers for people with dementia.

Cognitive stimulation (CS) is a psychological intervention for people with dementia aimed at maintaining cognitive functioning. CS provided by caregivers would allow long-term maintenance without greatly increasing demands on health services, but raises questions concerning treatment fidelity and acceptability, which were investigated in this study. Caregivers of home-living people with dementia were trained to provide CS activities to their relative with dementia.

Cardiac monitoring for cholinesterase inhibitors: a survey.

Background: There is no consensus on the monitoring for rare but potentially serious cardiac adverse events associated with cholinesterase inhibitor drugs in the treatment of dementia. Different protocols have been proposed, with and without ECG examination. We surveyed an urban old age psychiatry service to investigate the variables that may influence the implementation of such protocols.

Nithsdale Schizophrenia Surveys 23: movement disorders. 20-year review.

Background: In the past 10 years the new atypical antipsychotic drugs have stimulated further interest in the pharmacological management of schizophrenia. The risk of movement disorders has been reported to be less with these new agents.

Aims: To examine the current prevalence of movement disorders among all people with schizophrenia in a discrete geographical area, to compare the prevalence in patients receiving and not receiving atypical antipsychotic drugs; and to compare current prevalence with prevalence over the past 20 years.