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Pharmacological management of behavioural and psychological disturbance in dementia

✍ Scribed by Mervat N. Kozman; John Wattis; Stephen Curran

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2006
Tongue
English
Weight
112 KB
Volume
21
Category
Article
ISSN
0885-6222

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Behavioural and psychological symptoms in patients with dementia are common, distressing and often difficult to manage. This review evaluates a range of drugs commonly used to manage these symptoms including antipsychotics, anticonvulsants, antidementia drugs and antidepressants.

The risks and benefits of individual treatments are discussed and the relatively poor evidence base and need for further research is highlighted. Copyright Β© 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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