Dementia is usually accompanied by apathy and decreased sexual interest, but disinhibition and inappropriate sexual behaviors (ISBs) can emerge in up to 18% of community-dwelling older adults with dementia. 

Dementia is usually accompanied by apathy and decreased sexual interest, but disinhibition and inappropriate sexual behaviors (ISBs) can emerge in up to 18% of community-dwelling older adults with dementia.

Neuromodulation offers an alternative to traditional pharmacotherapy for treating psychiatric disorders in older adults.

Most older adults take more than five medications, making polypharmacy a significant issue in this population.

Older adults are particularly vulnerable to adverse drug reactions due to polypharmacy, medical comorbidities, and age-related changes in drug metabolism.

Older adults are particularly vulnerable to adverse drug reactions due to polypharmacy, medical comorbidities, and age-related changes in drug metabolism.

Psychopharmacology in older adults is uniquely complicated by age-related changes in drug metabolism, increased sensitivity to side effects, and the frequent presence of comorbid medical conditions.

Wandering and sundowning are challenging behaviors observed in patients with dementia.

Symptoms of psychosis are common in people with dementia.

The incidence of depression is up to 30% in patients with Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) and even higher in people with vascular dementia (VaD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB).