"Dementia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An acquired organic mental disorder with loss of intellectual abilities of sufficient severity to interfere with social or occupational functioning. The dysfunction is multifaceted and involves memory, behavior, personality, judgment, attention, spatial relations, language, abstract thought, and other executive functions. The intellectual decline is usually progressive, and initially spares the level of consciousness.
| Descriptor ID |
D003704
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.380 F03.615.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Dementia- Dementia
- Dementias
- Amentia
- Amentias
Senile Paranoid Dementia- Senile Paranoid Dementia
- Dementias, Senile Paranoid
- Paranoid Dementia, Senile
- Paranoid Dementias, Senile
- Senile Paranoid Dementias
Familial Dementia- Familial Dementia
- Dementia, Familial
- Dementias, Familial
- Familial Dementias
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Dementia" by people in this website by year, and whether "Dementia" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 1998 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2005 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2009 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2010 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2011 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2012 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 2013 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2014 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2015 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2016 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2017 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2023 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2024 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dementia" by people in Profiles.
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Neuroimaging correlates of cognitive stages in Parkinson's disease: A multimodal MRI study. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2026 May; 264:109343.
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A novel tool to assess the capacity of people with dementia to designate a surrogate. Gerontologist. 2025 Nov 10; 65(12).
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A Qualitative Study of Health Priorities of People With Dementia and Care Partners in Emergency Department and Hospital Care in a Public Safety-Net Setting. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Dec; 73(12):3719-3728.
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A randomized trial of two online platforms for dementia family caregivers: GamePlan4Care and Resources4Care. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Oct; 21(10):e70690.
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Navigating the dementia caregiving journey: A scoping review protocol of interventions and their responsiveness to caregivers' evolving needs across the illness trajectory. PLoS One. 2025; 20(9):e0333475.
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Structured vs Self-Guided Multidomain Lifestyle Interventions for Global Cognitive Function: The US POINTER Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2025 08 26; 334(8):681-691.
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Emotion regulation strategies to improve outcomes in family caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: A systematic review. J Health Psychol. 2025 Dec; 30(14):4564-4580.
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GamePlan4Care, a Web-Based Adaptation of the Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health II Intervention for Family Caregivers of Persons Living With Dementia: Formative, Qualitative Usability Testing Study. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Jul 11; 9:e60143.
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Life Review Depression Intervention Conducted by Asian and White American Caregivers: A Mixed-Methods Study. J Gerontol Soc Work. 2025 Nov-Dec; 68(8):1162-1181.
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Cognitive Interviews With Emergency Physicians to Understand Disposition Decisions With People With Dementia With Borderline Cases. J Appl Gerontol. 2026 Feb; 45(2):207-212.