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Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia
Dening, Tom
Dening, Tom
Abstract
BPSD are present in 80% of people with dementia, and are also seen in the older population without dementia. They include apathy, depressive symptoms, anxiety, irritability, agitation, psychotic symptoms, sleep problems, wandering, and elation. BPSD impact upon quality of life of older people and their carers, and influence prescribing and use of services. BPSD are sometimes also referred to as neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia. This seems to be interchangeable so this chapter will refer mainly to BPSD. This chapter discusses the history and conceptual basis of BPSD; their clinical features and associated factors; and their course and outcome.
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2018
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van der Linde, R. & Dening, T. (2018). Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. In: Brayne, C., Feigin, V., Launer, L. & Logroscino, G. (eds.) Oxford textbook of neurologic and neuropsychiatric epidemiology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 247-258.
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Available in the library: https://nottshc.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=103633