Mild Behavioral Impairment: A Population-Based Study

What is it about?

In this study of community dwelling older adults, 11% of participants without dementia had Mild Behavioral Impairment (MBI), which refers to the new onset of neuropsychiatric symptoms in persons ≥50 years of age that is not due to a psychiatric disorder and may be a precursor of cognitive decline or dementia. MBI frequency in participants with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) was almost three times the frequency in participants without cognitive impairment. Having MBI was associated with a higher chance of having MCI.

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