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Current pharmacologic treatment of dementia: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Abstract

DESCRIPTION: The American College of Physicians and American Academy of Family Physicians developed this guideline to present the available evidence on current pharmacologic treatment of dementia. METHODS: The targeted literature search included evidence related to the effectiveness of 5 U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved pharmacologic therapies for dementia for outcomes in the domains of cognition, global function, behavior/mood, and …

Authors

Qaseem A; Snow V; Cross JT; Forciea MA; Hopkins R; Shekelle P; Adelman A; Mehr D; Schellhase K; Campos-Outcalt D

Journal

Annals of Internal Medicine, Vol. 148, No. 5, pp. 370–378

Publisher

American College of Physicians

Publication Date

March 4, 2008

DOI

10.7326/0003-4819-148-5-200803040-00008

ISSN

1056-8751