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ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2016

Update on SSRI Treatment for Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia.

James M Wilkins, Brent P Forester

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Review in Current psychiatry reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
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  3. Cognitive Impairment Evaluation and Management.The Medical clinics of North America · 2020
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  7. Dementia Care at End of Life: Current Approaches.Current psychiatry reports · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

James M WilkinsDivision of Geriatric Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, 115 Mill Street, Belmont, MA, 02478, USA. jwilkins1@partners.org.
Brent P ForesterDivision of Geriatric Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, 115 Mill Street, Belmont, MA, 02478, USA. bforester@partners.org.
McLean Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) of dementia including agitation, depression, and psychosis are common and debilitating facets of the disease process. Despite the significant impact of these symptoms on both individuals with dementia and their caregivers, safe and effective treatment options are lacking. From a pharmacological approach, antipsychotics have historically been the treatment of choice, but these medications are only modestly effective with significant adverse effects. Behavioral and psychosocial interventions have been shown to be effective but are difficult to implement in routine clinical practice. SSRI medications have been investigated as an alternative psychopharmacological approach based on evidence that the serotoninergic system is involved in the etiology of NPS in dementia. The evidence base for using SSRI medications in the treatment of NPS is growing, but the applicability of research findings to the utility of SSRIs in general in routine clinical practice is not entirely clear at this point. Further studies of a variety of SSRI medications in targeting NPS are needed to make a more definitive assessment of the efficacy of these medications in the relief of NPS.

Indexed as

Antipsychotic AgentsCaregiversCitalopramDementiaHumansPsychomotor AgitationPsychotic DisordersSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsTreatment OutcomeAntipsychotic AgentsCitalopramSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsAntidepressantDementiaNeuropsychiatric symptomsSSRI

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PMID26781552
OpenAlexW2336046131

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