Managing behavioural and psychological symptoms in dementia
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Managing behavioural and psychological symptoms in dementia.
Most patients with dementia have some behavioural and psychological symptoms. While aggression and agitation are easily recognised, symptoms such as apathy may be overlooked. Behavioural and psychological symptoms should be managed without drugs whenever possible. Although there is little evidence to support their use, antipsychotic drugs are often prescribed to people with dementia. Before pre...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0007-1250,1472-1465
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.181.6.463