International journal of geriatric psychiatry
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Int J Geriatr Psychiatry · Aug 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialEfficacy of pain treatment on mood syndrome in patients with dementia: a randomized clinical trial.
Depression is common in nursing home (NH) patients with dementia, and often clustered with anxiety and other mood symptoms. An association between pain and depressive symptoms has been reported, but the impact of pain management on depression and other mood symptoms has not been investigated. ⋯ Mood symptoms including depression significantly improved with pain treatment, emphasizing the importance of more rigorous treatment of pain in agitated people with dementia. Findings have potentially immediate clinical relevance.