Non-drug therapies as good as or better than drugs for treating depression in people with dementia
Doctors should consider more “social” prescribing of non-drug approaches for depression and loneliness, say researchers
Non-drug therapies, such as exercise, appear to be as, or more, effective than drugs for reducing symptoms of depression in people with dementia, suggests research published online in The BMJ.
The findings suggest that people with dementia will derive a clinically meaningful benefit from non-drug interventions, and the researchers say doctors should consider more “social” prescribing of non-drug approaches to treat…
