Hojjat Soofi
@hoji.bsky.social
Lecturer in #Bioethics at the University of Sydney
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A Qualified Critique of the Terminology of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)
The Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) terminology is widely used in dementia care and research. Despite widespread use, the terminology faces criticism, most sharply from cam...
www.tandfonline.com
In this (open-access) Target Article in AJOB Neuroscience, I offer a qualified critique of #BPSD (Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of #Dementia), engaging with critical discourse prompted by, e.g., #BanBPSD. A call for #commentary will follow; please consider submitting an EOI if interested.
Reposted by Hojjat Soofi
“Anti-aging” appears to be on the verge of adoption as a legitimate project of medical science and clinical labor and effort. Learn more in this letter from the editor by Nicolai Wohns, MD: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/shou...
Should Aging Be Treated?
“Anti-aging” appears to be on the verge of adoption as a legitimate project of medical science and clinical labor and effort.
journalofethics.ama-assn.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
“Anti-aging” appears to be on the verge of adoption as a legitimate project of medical science and clinical labor and effort. Learn more in this letter from the editor by Nicolai Wohns, MD: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/shou...
In this (open-access) Target Article in AJOB Neuroscience, I offer a qualified critique of #BPSD (Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of #Dementia), engaging with critical discourse prompted by, e.g., #BanBPSD. A call for #commentary will follow; please consider submitting an EOI if interested.
A Qualified Critique of the Terminology of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)
The Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) terminology is widely used in dementia care and research. Despite widespread use, the terminology faces criticism, most sharply from cam...
www.tandfonline.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
In this (open-access) Target Article in AJOB Neuroscience, I offer a qualified critique of #BPSD (Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of #Dementia), engaging with critical discourse prompted by, e.g., #BanBPSD. A call for #commentary will follow; please consider submitting an EOI if interested.