Best practice in the management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia

• Published in: Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders Vol. 10; no. 8; pp. 297 - 309
• Main Authors: Tible, Olivier Pierre, Riese, Florian, Savaskan, Egemen, von Gunten, Armin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.08.2017; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Cognitive ability; Dementia; Dementia disorders; Patients; Review; Risk factors; BPSD; individualized treatment; attachment; etiopathogenetic; personality; environmental factors

Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) occur in most patients with dementia. They cause great suffering in patients and caregivers, sometimes more so than the cognitive and functional decline inherent to dementia. The clinical features of BPSD include a wide variety of affective,...