Survey finds Alzheimer's agitation often goes unrecognized until daily disruption

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Axsome Therapeutics Announces Results of the Shared Goals Survey of Caregivers of Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease Agitation Presented at Psych Congress 2026 in Connection with World Alzheimer’s

September 21, 2026 7:00 AM EDT

The Shared Goals: Navigating Alzheimers Agitation survey finds that Alzheimers disease agitation is often only recognized after daily life is significantly disrupted

Ninety-seven percent of care partners reported that agitation negatively impacted their loved ones quality of life, and three in four wish they had recognized symptoms sooner

Results from the survey were recently presented at Psych Congress 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana

Survey conducted by The Harris Poll and in collaboration with CaringKind

NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2026 (GLOBE... More