All Outputs (2)

First line psychosocial alternatives to psychotropic medication for behaviours that challenge in dementia care: A toolkit for health and social care practitioners (2024)
Report
James, I. A., Moniz-Cook, E., Duffy, F., Lord, N., Ritchie, M., & Reichelt, K. (2024). First line psychosocial alternatives to psychotropic medication for behaviours that challenge in dementia care: A toolkit for health and social care practitioners. Leicester: Division of Clinical Psychology , British Psychological Society(BPS)

This toolkit marks a significant milestone in the field of behaviours that challenge in dementia care.
It brings together the combined knowledge of a group of psychologists and an Expert Advisory Group who are absolute authorities in this area, who... Read More about First line psychosocial alternatives to psychotropic medication for behaviours that challenge in dementia care: A toolkit for health and social care practitioners.

Evidence Briefing: Behaviour that challenges in dementia (2018)
Report
James, I. A., & Moniz-Cook, E. (2018). Evidence Briefing: Behaviour that challenges in dementia. Leicester, UK: British Psychological Society

Key messages
• Behaviour that challenges (BtC) can be a consequence of a person’s unmet health or psychosocial need(s).
• ‘Non-pharmacological’ approaches are the first-line treatments, rather than psychotropic medications.
• Service pathways for p... Read More about Evidence Briefing: Behaviour that challenges in dementia.