Neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia

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Etiologies are complex and often multidetermined, including phenotypic expression of neurodegenerative pathology, delirium, undiagnosed medical conditions, premorbid psychopathology, expression in reaction to unmet needs, dynamics between patient and caregiver, and environmental triggers. (Kales, Gitlin, and Lyketsos, 2015)

Nonpharmacologic

Pharmacologic


References

Kales, H. C., Gitlin, L. N. & Lyketsos, C. G. Assessment and management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. BMJ 350, h369–h369 (2015).