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       Do psychiatric interventions work for people with dementia on ho
       spital ward?
       By: admini5 Date: May 14, 2015, 3:14 am
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       Surprisingly little evidence is available on the effectiveness
       of psychiatric interventions for people with dementia in general
       hospital settings. Most work has been conducted on how delirium
       may be managed or prevented in general hospital. Inouye et al
       showed that a positive strategy of prevention among at-risk
       medical inpatients, including those with significant cognitive
       impairment, reduced the incidence of delirium [20]. A randomized
       controlled trial of a multidisciplinary intervention by a
       liaison psychiatry team among older medical inpatients in the
       Netherlands showed that the service improved physical function,
       reduced length of stay, and reduced admissions to nursing care
       [21]. The study included people with dementia and adjusting
       degree of cognitive impairment did not alter the results.
       Liaison psychiatric services are much advocated for use in
       general hospital where dementia is so common. Much more research
       is needed on the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of these
       services to convince commissioners of their value.
       See more at :
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