Sex Differences in the Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Patients With Alzheimer's Disease.
Publication/Presentation Date
11-1-2018
Abstract
The aim of this study was to describe sex differences in neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPSs) in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Baseline scores on the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory, Neurobehavioral Rating Scale-Agitation subscale, and the Neuropsychiatric Inventory from patients with AD enrolled in a multicenter trial of citalopram for the treatment of agitation were analyzed. We found not only that patients with AD having agitation were likely to exhibit many other NPSs but also that the women in this study were more likely to exhibit a broader range of NPS than were the men. These results suggest greater heterogeneity in the clinical presentation of women compared to men, and thus in the potential targets for treatment in these patients. Further characterization of sex differences in NPS can inform future efforts aimed at establishing subtypes of patients for whom various treatment approaches will be most appropriate.
Volume
33
Issue
7
First Page
450
Last Page
457
ISSN
1938-2731
Published In/Presented At
Tao Y, Peters ME, Drye LT, Devanand DP, Mintzer JE, Pollock BG, Porsteinsson AP, Rosenberg PB, Schneider LS, Shade DM, Weintraub D, Yesavage J, Lyketsos CG, Munro CA. Sex Differences in the Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Patients With Alzheimer's Disease. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2018 Nov;33(7):450-457. doi: 10.1177/1533317518783278. Epub 2018 Jul 3. PMID: 29969907; PMCID: PMC6219457.
Disciplines
Psychiatry
PubMedID
29969907
Department(s)
Department of Psychiatry
Document Type
Article