Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-27-2021
Abstract
Misidentification delusions are false, fixed beliefs that assign an incorrect identity to a previously familiar or unfamiliar person or place. Such delusions are common in several neuropsychiatric disorders and place a particular burden on individuals with Major Neurocognitive Disorder and their caregivers. No standard pharmacologic or non-pharmacologic treatment approaches have been shown to be consistently effective in addressing this problem. We describe two caregiver-care recipient dyads in which an innovative non-pharmacologic, digital intervention reduced delusional misidentification, improved care recipient behavior, and decreased caregiver burden.
Recommended Citation
Adams, Anne E; Rittereiser, Jennifer; Garcia, Alisha; Sattler, Melany; and Ellison, James M, "An Innovative Non-Pharmacologic Treatment for Delusional Misidentification in Persons with Major Neurocognitive Disorder" (2021). Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Faculty Papers. Paper 69.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/phbfp/69
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
PubMed ID
34604766
Language
English
Comments
This article is the author’s final published version in Delaware Journal of Public Health, Volume 7, Issue 4, September 2021, Article number 7.
The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.32481/djph.2021.09.007. Copyright © Delaware Academy of Medicine/Delaware Public Health Association.