Citalopram for agitation in Alzheimer’s disease

by Vimal Aga, MD Dr. Aga is a board-certified geriatric psychiatrist and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Oregon Agitation is a common and problematic symptom in persons with Alzheimer’s disease dementia. Citalopram is a treatment option for this problem. An important study, the CitAD trial, provided important…