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What medications and/or treatments have good efficacy for dementia-related paranoia? my mother has severe paranoia that is affecting her quality of life, but i'm very concerned that getting her treated won't help and will only badly traumatize her?
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There are no good studies of medical treatments for this. I would goto uptodate.com and read more then discuss with her team. If you are providing her care check with local visiting nurses association to see what is available.
Answered 3/4/2021
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There are some pharmaceutical agents available that can handle agitation, aggression, delusions, and hallucinations. A plan to deal with this can be devised by either a neurologist or psychiatrist. Nothing is perfect or totally successful here, but palliation may be achieved to some extent.
Answered 3/8/2021
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