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Chapter 5. Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia – Agitation

  1. Alistair Burns2,
  2. Bengt Winblad3
  1. E. Jane Byrne1,
  2. Deborah Collins1,
  3. Alistair Burns2

Published Online: 19 SEP 2006

DOI: 10.1002/0470010568.ch5

Book Title

Severe Dementia

Severe Dementia

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How to Cite

Byrne, E. J., Collins, D. and Burns, A. (2006) Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia – Agitation, in Severe Dementia (eds A. Burns and B. Winblad), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/0470010568.ch5

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:

  • behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD);
  • agitation - behavioural and psychological symptoms;
  • pathophysiology of psychosis in dementia;
  • assessment and measurement of BPSD;
  • biopsychosocial model

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Frequency of BPSD

  • Agitation

  • Definitions of agitation

  • Frequency of agitation

  • Associations of agitation

  • Aetiology of agitation

  • Assessment and measurement of BPSD

  • Conclusion

  • References

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