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Chapter 13. Non-Pharmacological Treatment of Severe Dementia: An Overview

  1. Alistair Burns2,
  2. Bengt Winblad3
  1. Ross Overshott1,
  2. Alistair Burns2

Published Online: 19 SEP 2006

DOI: 10.1002/0470010568.ch13

Book Title

Severe Dementia

Severe Dementia

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How to Cite

Overshott, R. and Burns, A. (2006) Non-Pharmacological Treatment of Severe Dementia: An Overview, in Severe Dementia (eds A. Burns and B. Winblad), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/0470010568.ch13

Editor Information

  1. 2

    Department of Old Age Psychiatry, University of Manchester, Education and Research Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester M23 9Lt, UK

  2. 3

    Division of Geriatric Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Neurotec B 84, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-14186 Stockholm, Sweden

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Old Age Psychiatry, 2nd Floor, Education and Research Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester M23 9LT, UK

  2. 2

    Department of Old Age Psychiatry, University of Manchester, Education and Research Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester M23 9Lt, UK

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 19 SEP 2006
  2. Published Print: 21 APR 2006

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470010549

Online ISBN: 9780470010563

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Keywords:

  • BPSD (Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia);
  • nonverbal intervention - aromatherapy;
  • exercise and activities-based interventions;
  • Reality Orientation - on here an now;
  • Reminiscence Therapy (RT) - patients reliving their past

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Non-pharmacological interventions

  • Types of non-pharmacological intervention

  • Agitation

  • Apathy

  • Depression

  • Sleep

  • Summary

  • References

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