Agitation in the Elderly
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August 25, 2006 | Dementia [1], Geriatric Psychiatry [2], Munchausen Syndrome [3], Sleep Deprivation [4], Vascular Dementia [5], Psychotic Affective Disorders [6], Mania [7], Psychiatric Emergencies [8], Major Depressive Disorder [9], Neuropsychiatry [10], Addiction [11], Alcohol Abuse [12], Amnesia [13] While dementia is marked by such cognitive deficits as disorientation, memory loss and changes in intellectual functioning, these are not the symptoms that cause the most distress to caregivers.
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