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 A new LENS was added: Dementia-Friendly Communities.

 A new feature box, Understanding Changes in DSM–5, describes considerations and changes in criteria related to neurocognitive disorders.

 Updated information and figures have been included related to the aging of the U.S. and worldwide populations versus the number of people under the age of 5.

 New information has been added on brain changes in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease.

 New research such as the ACTIVE study of 2,832 individuals on the ability to delay or prevent decline in cognitive abilities has been included.

 New research has been added on individuals over 90 years of age in terms of the factors involved in successful aging.

 New research has been incorporated showing that the prevalence of neurocognitive disorders has decreased in both the United States and the UK.