TY - JOUR AU - Graessel, Elmar AU - Stemmer, Renate AU - Eichenseer, Birgit AU - Pickel, Sabine AU - Donath, Carolin AU - Kornhuber, Johannes AU - Luttenberger, Katharina PY - 2011 DA - 2011/12/01 TI - Non-pharmacological, multicomponent group therapy in patients with degenerative dementia: a 12-month randomized, controlled trial JO - BMC Medicine SP - 129 VL - 9 IS - 1 AB - Currently available pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments have shown only modest effects in slowing the progression of dementia. Our objective was to assess the impact of a long-term non-pharmacological group intervention on cognitive function in dementia patients and on their ability to carry out activities of daily living compared to a control group receiving the usual care. SN - 1741-7015 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-9-129 DO - 10.1186/1741-7015-9-129 ID - Graessel2011 ER -