Treatment-resistant anxiety and agitation in a male with early-onset dementia
β Scribed by G.M. Alberts; M.J. Kneringer; D. Goldy; G.W. Niemann
- Book ID
- 117589640
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 174 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0887-6177
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## Background: Advancing age is associated with high prevalence of both dementia and pain. dementia is frequently accompanied by distressing behavioral and psychological symptoms, including agitation and aggression, particularly in nursing home patients. the etiology of agitation is multifactorial.
Patients suffering from dementia exhibit depressive symptoms in up to 86 per cent of cases. Syndromes meeting the criteria for major depression are more likely to respond to pharmacological therapy. Increased activity of M A 0 found in demented subjects make the treatment with MAO-inhibitors an obvi