Behaviour management in dementia

P Kapusta, L Regier, J Bareham, B Jensen - Canadian Family Physician, 2011 - cfp.ca
OA. His behaviour, although not completely settled, improves. A few weeks later, however,
his agitation worsens again; this is treated with intermittent doses of lorazepam. Over time …

Disturbed behaviour in dementia—psychiatric or medical problem?

M O'Connor - Medical Journal of Australia, 1987 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT A retrospective clinical analysis of 70 demented patients who were admitted
with disturbed behaviour to an acute psychogeriatric assessment and treatment centre …

Dementia in the primary care setting.

H Bryant - Advance for Nurse Practitioners, 1998 - europepmc.org
The first step in assessing behavioral problems in a patient with dementia is to understand
why these behaviors occur and what might be causing them. In some instances, new or …

Challenging behaviours in dementia: a project at Hornsby/Ku‐Ring‐Gai Hospital

M Bird, R Llewellyn‐Jones, H Smithers… - … Journal on Ageing, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
This paper introduces a two year study at Hornsby/Ku‐Ring‐Gai Hospital which aims to
shed more light on the nature of behaviour problems in dementia, and on methods of …

[CITATION][C] A study of disturbed behaviour in patients with dementia in two hospital populations

JF Anderson - Gerontologia Clinica, 1970 - karger.com
Method Patients were regarded as presenting problems in management if they showed
episodes of disturbed behaviour repeatedly over a period of days. Descriptions of these …

[CITATION][C] Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia

L Halloran - The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 2014 - npjournal.org
Dementias are one of the most feared disorders of later life and the most devastating in their
toll on patient suffering and dysfunction. They are associated not only with deficits in …

Propranolol for the control of disruptive behavior in senile dementia

PG Weiler, D Mungas… - Journal of geriatric …, 1988 - journals.sagepub.com
Elderly patients with senile dementia fre-quently exhibit agitated and, sometimes, vio-lent
behaviors that are very difficult to control with conventional therapy. Family members and …

Non-pharmacological treatments of challenging behaviours

IA James, L Mackenzie, S Pakrasi… - … and Residential Care, 2008 - magonlinelibrary.com
Non-pharmacological treatments of challenging behaviours Page 1 CLINICAL REVIEW Nursing
& Residential Care, May 2008, Vol 10, No 05 228 Non-pharmacological treatments of …

[PDF][PDF] Treatment of Behavioral Disorders in Dementia

B Groulx - Canadian Alzheimer Disease Review, 1998 - stacommunications.com
There are a variety of “agitated” behaviors displayed by patients with Alzheimer's disease
that are either poorly or not at all amenable to pharmacologic therapy. Better understanding …

Approach to managing behavioural disturbances in dementia.

C Omelan - Canadian Family Physician, 2006 - cfp.ca
OBJECTIVE To review practical evidence-based treatment of behavioural symptoms in
dementia. SOURCES OF INFORMATION MEDLINE: Was searched from January 1966 to …