OVERVIEW

E95 - (CME) What’s Real? Practical Management of Dementia-Related Psychosis is organized by Neuroscience Education Institute (NEI).

Released: December 14, 2020
CME credit expires: December 14, 2023

Description:
Neurodegenerative disorders have become increasingly prevalent today and can often be accompanied by dementia and other neuropsychiatric conditions such as psychosis. It is important to be able to differentiate psychosis that is associated with various types of dementia, while this can be challenging to clinicians. However, there are several existing and novel therapeutics that can manage dementia-related psychosis. In this episode, Dr. Andrew Cutler interviews Dr. Laxman Bahroo on the practical strategies for the management of dementia-related psychosis.

Learning Objectives:
After completing this educational activity, you should be better able to:
• Describe the clinical presentation of psychosis in dementia
• Employ pharmacological treatment strategies to ameliorate psychosis in patients with dementia