Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia

Ana Verdelho, MD, PhD, is a neurologist with a special interest in cognitive impairment and dementia. She runs the dementia outpatient clinic (of the Department of Neurosciences) at Santa Maria Hospital, CHLN, Lisbon, Portugal. She is Professor of Neurology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon. She is also a researcher at Instituto de Medicina Molecular (Institute of Molecular Medicine, IMM) and Instituto de Medicina Ambiental (Institute of Environmental Health, ISAMB). She is currently a member of the Education Committee of the European Academy of Neurology.

Manuel Gonçalves Pereira, MD, MSc, PhD, is a psychiatrist and family therapist with a special interest in geriatric psychiatry and mental health (including old age liaison psychiatry). He is Professor of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Medicine at NOVA Medical School (Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal). Alongside teaching and clinical activities, he is a researcher at CEDOC (Chronic Diseases Research Centre), and a member of INTERDEM (early and timely INTERventions in DEMentia, the European network of dementia care researchers), the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA), and the Portuguese Family Therapy Society (SPTF).