Non Psychosocial Intervention

Treatment Interventions Based on the review of the literature, appropriate medication is found to have the best outcome to temporarily improve symptoms of AD. Psychosocial interventions such as counseling and social support were found to have no benefit for the individual. In each of the literature reviews, non-pharmacological interventions were not suggested as a beneficial treatment. The three studies reviewed compared non-pharmacological and psychosocial interventions which strengthen the research because they are not biased to one type of intervention. In the case study involving Jean, the social worker finds him appropriate for the dementia unit at the nursing facility. The social worker explains to Barbara, his wife that he will be started