Effectiveness of psychological therapies for depression and anxiety in atypical dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

People with dementia may benefit from psychological therapies for depression or anxiety, but evidence of their effectiveness in atypical dementia is limited.

Methods

Using electronic health-care records of > 2 million people who attended psychological therapy services in England between 2012 and 2019, we examined pre-post therapy symptom changes and compared therapy outcomes among 523 people with atypical dementia, a matched cohort without dementia, and 1157 people with typical dementia.

Results

People with atypical dementia experienced reductions in depression (Cohen d = -0.92 [-1.05 to -0.79]) and anxiety (d = -0.85 [-0.98 to -0.73]) symptoms. They had similar odds of improvement than people with typical dementia (odds ratio [OR] = 1.07, 95% confidence

SUBMITTER: El Baou C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11667512 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature