Clinical staging could be an actionable concept for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), providing clinicians with tools to navigate choices of treatment, acceptability of side effects and suitable care settings. This would pave the way for more research into tailored interventions that are much needed in high-stage BPSD.
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The BPSD research of M.J.A.V.D.B. and L.V.d.B. is supported by the Funds Malou Malou, Perano, Georgette Paulus, JMJS Breugelmans and Gabrielle, François and Christian De Mesmaeker, Managed by the King Baudouin Foundation of Belgium (no. 2021-J1990130-222081) and the KU Leuven (C2M/23/053); M.J.A.V.D.B. and A.-M.P. are supported by the KU Leuven and the University of Melbourne (KU Leuven Global PhD partnerships); M.J.A.V.D.B. is supported by Klinische onderzoeks — en opleidingsraad (KOOR) of the University Hospitals Leuven; and M.V. is supported by Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) grant G0C0319N, KU Leuven Fund C24/18/095 and the Sequoia Fund for Research on Ageing and Mental Health. No funding source was directly involved in this manuscript.
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Van Den Bossche, M.J.A., Van Vré, A.T.E., Van den Bulcke, L. et al. Clinical staging of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. Nat. Mental Health 2, 3–5 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-023-00174-1
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