Behavioral Journal of Nursing

Neuroplasticity Unveiled: A Nonpharmacological Approach to Reducing Behavioral Psychological Symptoms of Dementia

Tags: Alzheimer’s behavioral dementia mental health need

The purpose of this article is to highlight what Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can do to reduce the behavioral and psychological symptoms of Dementia with a multimodality Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in a memory care unit. CBT is discussed in detail, and nurses can replicate this CBT with their patients who have mild and moderate dementia or cognitive decline.

Submitted by Amy Roberts Huff, Melinda Hermanns, Sandra Petersen, Barbara Chapman

Managing behavior in children with ASD

Tags: ASD autism behavior behavioral child children medication mental health pediatric Psychiatry

Unfortunately, many of these children end up in the emergency department for these behaviors due to the lack of community mental health services. These crises visits often times result in unnecessary medications being prescribed for these problematic behaviors.

Submitted by Karen Regan BSN, RN-C

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