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

Disciplines

Psychiatry

PubMedID

29969907

Department(s)

Department of Psychiatry

Document Type

Article

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