Demência: do diagnóstico ao tratamento

Ricardo Barcelos Ferreira; Tânia Corrêa de Toledo Ferraz Alves

doi:10.25118/issn.2965-1832.2023.1115

Authors

Ricardo Barcelos Ferreira Especialista em Psiquiatria geral e Psicogeriatria (ABP/AMB), Doutor em Psiquiatria pela Faculdade de Medicina da USP; Professor Adjunto de Psiquiatria da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF). Fundador e Coordenador do Ambulatório de Psicogeriatria da UFJF, e secretário geral do Departamento de Psicogeriatria da ABP
Tânia Corrêa de Toledo Ferraz Alves Médica psiquiatra especialista em Psicogeriatria, Coordenadora do Departamento de Psicogeriatria da ABP, diretora de Enfermarias e Vice-diretora do corpo clínico do Instituto de Psiquiatria do Hospital das Clínicas da USP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25118/issn.2965-1832.2023.1115

Keywords:

insanity, chronic disease, diagnosis, neurobehavioral manifestations

Abstract

Dementia is a group of cognitive and social symptoms that interfere with daily functions, such as memory, language and reasoning. It is a chronic and progressive disease that most often affects the elderly, but can also affect younger people. According to data from the Ministry of Health, around 2 million Brazilians live with some type of dementia. What are the main symptoms? Can dementia be prevented? What is the cause of the development? These and other questions will be answered on today's ABP TV.