Managing challenging behaviours in dementia
| Autor: | Peng Soon Yoon, Choon How How, Ngar Yee Poon, Chun How Ooi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
Aging
medicine.medical_specialty Hallucinations Anxiety 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Multidisciplinary approach Medical advice Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders Practice Integration & Lifelong Learning mental disorders Insomnia Humans Medicine Dementia 030212 general & internal medicine Cognitive decline Psychiatry Clinical syndrome Aged Primary Health Care Depression business.industry Mental Disorders General Medicine medicine.disease Distress Caregivers medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Singapore Medical Journal. 59:514-518 |
| ISSN: | 0037-5675 |
| DOI: | 10.11622/smedj.2018125 |
| Popis: | Dementia is a condition marked by the progressive and irreversible clinical syndrome of cognitive decline that is eventually severe enough to interfere with daily living. Management of dementia is often complex and requires a multidisciplinary approach. This article discusses the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), such as agitation, insomnia, restlessness, hallucinations, anxiety and depressed mood, for which patients and their caregivers commonly seek medical advice from their primary care clinician. These symptoms can cause significant distress to patients, their families and caregivers, and may even lead to the patient being prematurely institutionalised. Management consists of assessment of BPSD and supporting the needs of the family, especially those of the caregiver, and can be both non-pharmacological and pharmacological. |
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