Certain types of antidepressants may accelerate the rate of cognitive decline seen in people with dementia. This is the warning of a team of researchers from Sweden, whose study of 18,740 patients ...

Newly prescribed benzodiazepines or antipsychotics were tied to higher mortality for dementia patients in hospice. The drugs were started a median of 3 days after hospice enrollment and the mean stay ...

Dementia may be a disease of the mind, but its effects can be highly emotional. Those suffering from cognitive decline can experience frequent changes in emotions and have less control over their ...