Awareness and its relationships with neuropsychiatric symptoms in people with Korsakoff syndrome or other alcohol-related cognitive disorders living in specialized nursing homes.
Ineke J GerridzenKarlijn J JolingMarja F DeplaRuth B VeenhuizenEls M L VerschuurJos W R TwiskCees M P M HertoghPublished in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2019)
Impaired awareness of functional deficits is highly common in KS residents; however, apart from apathy, is not significantly related with NPS. Additional research should further examine, which interventions are effective in dealing with impaired awareness in these people, particularly when apathy is present.