Does Cognitive Stimulation Therapy show similar efficacy in individuals with mild-to-moderate dementia from varying etiologies? An examination comparing its effectiveness in Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia.

Contrariwise, when the effect of CST-IT was evaluated in a sample of VaD patients only ( Piras et al., 2017 ), general cognitive functioning improved at program completion (with a trend toward significance for working memory abilities), but no positive impact was observable on mood and behavior, suggesting that different mechanisms of change are at play when patients with a prominent vascular contribution to dementia are considered.

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