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Special Issue on mild behavioral impairment and non-cognitive prodromes to dementia

Moyra Elizabeth Mortby1, Constantine G Lyketsos2, Yonas E Geda3

  • 1Centre for Research on Ageing, Health and Wellbeing,Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University,Canberra,Australia.

International Psychogeriatrics
|February 17, 2018
PubMed

Insights

This special issue examines neuropsychiatric symptoms and non-cognitive changes preceding dementia. It aims to validate mild behavioral impairment as a key diagnostic construct.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Gerontology
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • Focuses on neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) and non-cognitive prodromes of dementia.
  • Systematically examines these early signs to understand dementia progression.

Discussion:

  • Explores the relationship between NPS, non-cognitive prodromes, and dementia.
  • Investigates the potential of these symptoms as early indicators.

Key Insights:

  • Highlights the importance of recognizing and diagnosing NPS and non-cognitive changes.
  • Emphasizes the need for a validated construct for these early symptoms.

Outlook:

  • Suggests that validating mild behavioral impairment (MBI) could improve early dementia detection.
  • Proposes MBI as a crucial step in understanding and managing dementia.

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