Dementia and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Long-Term Study
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Authors
Lundstrom-Yurdin, Leah
Issue Date
2008
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Thesis
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en_US
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The aim of this paper is to propose a study to be conducted using neuropsychological
assessments to determine whether the cause of dementia in elderly adults is due to a
neurodegenerative condition or to an untreated mood disturbance as a result of
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This study will also examine the short- and long-term
efficacies of 4 treatments for PTSD in participants living in an unsafe, unstable
region amidst ongoing violence. The participants randomly selected will be 100 Israelis
and Palestinians with suspected dementia and diagnoses of past or current PTSD. After
baseline neuropsychological assessment, participants will be matched into 4 treatment
groups including 3 experimental groups receiving Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT},
Propranalol, or a combination of CBT and Propranalol, and 1 control group receiving a
placebo. Follow-up studies will be conducted after 1, 3, and 6 months, and after 1 and 5
years using neuropsychological assessments and the post-traumatic stress disorder
interview (PTSD-1}, the Beck Depression Inventory-11 (BDI-11), and the Beck Anxiety
Inventory (BAI) to evaluate a neurodegenerative or emotional basis for dementia and to
assess the efficacy of each treatment for PTSD.
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