title: Alzheimer disease. Current treatment options.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In the past Alzheimer disease (AD) has been presented to elderly people and their families as a very frightening condition, based on media representation of the worst possible case scenarios.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The current status of pharmacological and psychosocial Intervention in Alzheimer disease is reviewed from the recent literature.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the last decade, the picture of AD has turned to one of hope and optimism as a result of advances in developing pharmacological and psychological management.
authors.affiliation: Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, University of Melbourne, Victoria. e.chiu@unimelb.edu.au
authors.forename: Edmond
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chiu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011379:Prognosis; D011613:Psychotherapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations