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Dementia cannot be cured yet, but there are treatments and support that can help someone live well with the condition. This page looks at the different types of treatments that can help someone with their symptoms.

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Investigating the links between anticholinergic drugs and benzodiazepines and risk of dementia

Research project: ABCD study: Anticholinergics, Benzodiazepines, Cognition and Dementia

Antipsychotics and other drug approaches in dementia care

Antipsychotic drugs may be prescribed for people with dementia who develop changes such as aggression and psychosis. However this is usually only after other drugs have been tried such as anti-depressant, anti-dementia and anticonvulsant drugs.

NHS Digital has published dementia and antipsychotic drug prescription data for first time – Alzheimer’s Society comments

The data has been published as part of an expansion of the monthly Recorded Dementia Diagnoses report, and accounts for figures submitted by 98.8% of GPs in England.

Treatment for people with young-onset dementia

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Investigating the links between anticholinergic drugs and benzodiazepines and risk of dementia

Antipsychotics and other drug approaches in dementia care

NHS Digital has published dementia and antipsychotic drug prescription data for first time – Alzheimer’s Society comments

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