The aim of this study was to assess the risk of exercise addiction (EA) in fitness clubs and to identify possible factors in the development of the disorder. The Exercise Addiction Inventory (EAI), the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI), and the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (SEI) were administered to a sample of 150 consecutive gym attenders recruited in fitness centers. Based on EAI...

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY We tested the ethnic-group measurement invariance of 2 commonly used informant-report scales of patients' dementia symptoms: the Functional Assessment Questionnaire (FAQ), a measure of functional abilities, and the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q), a measure of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. DESIGN AND METHODS We conducted multigroup co...

Taking care of elderly demented individuals, especially when they present behavioral changes, can be very exhaustive for both family and caregivers. Generally, this leads to changes in the family lifestyle, and the caregiver must deal with a range of problems. Information on this topic in Latin America, including Brazil, remains scarce. Objective To investigate the relationship between the pr...

BACKGROUND Neuropsychiatric deficits can induce marked disability in patients with dementia and increase caregiver distress. Several studies have found that neuropsychiatric symptoms are common both in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and patients with vascular dementia (VaD). However, there are few studies of the neuropsychiatric disturbances in large clinical samples of patients with mi...

OBJECTIVE To explore the profile of neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with dementia associated with Parkinson's disease (PDD). METHODS 537 patients with PDD drawn from an international multicentre clinical trial of rivastigmine were assessed using the 10-item Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI). A cluster analysis was used to investigate the inter-relationship of NPI items. Associations betw...

The differential diagnosis between frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) is sometimes difficult. Objectives To verify the accuracy of neuropsychological tests and a behavioral disorders scale in the differential diagnosis between FTLD and AD. Methods Retrospective data on 12 FTD patients and 12 probable AD patients were analyzed. The scores on neuropsychological tests (...

PURPOSE To clarify the effects of missing values due to behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia (BPSD) in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients on the neuropsychological tests, this study describes the pattern of missing values due to BPSD, and its influence on tests. MATERIALS AND METHODS Drug-naïve probable AD patients (n=127) with BPSD and without BPSD (n=32) were assessed with Seoul...

PURPOSE To examine the effects of Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761(®) on neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia. PATIENTS AND METHODS Randomized, controlled, double-blind, multicenter clinical trial involving 410 outpatients with mild to moderate dementia (Alzheimer's disease with or without cerebrovascular disease, vascular dementia), scoring at least 5 on the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), w...

Department of Neurology, Hyoja Geriatric Hospital, Yongin; Department of Neurology*, Seoul Veterans Hospital, Seoul; Seoul National University College of Medicine†, Seoul, Korea Background: Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are less well-defined aspects of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). We designed this study to explore the followings: 1) the clinical profiles of BPSD 2) the c...

BACKGROUND Caregivers play a major role in the care of patients with dementia and are themselves at higher risk of disease. OBJECTIVES We investigate which factors are associated with caregivers burden of outpatients visiting a memory clinic and how functional autonomy and behavioral and psychological symptoms can influence caregiver burden. METHODS The study population was chosen from outp...