Use of Alternative Medicine in Patients With Dementia and Mild Cognitive Dysfunction

Patients: All patients with a diagnosis of dementia under follow-up at the out-patient clinic are invited to participate, if giving a written consent. Method: a semi-structured interview is undertaken by the doctor at the end of the consultation. Patients and their company are asked to name their alternative medicines (if any), for how long the products have been used, where and how they learned about the products, ant to tell about their experiences with the products (i.e if they have noticed effects or side-effects). After the consultation information of the the actual product's contents and properties are obtained and an assessment of possible interactions with the patient's other drugs (prescriptions and self-reported use of over-the-counter drugs) is made. Reported effects or side-effects are registered.