RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Psychiatric symptoms of dementia: Treatable, but no silver bullet
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 167
OP 174
DO 10.3949/ccjm.76a.07270
VO 76
IS 3
A1 Wihiam Schwab
A1 Barbara Messinger-Rapport
A1 Kathy Franco
YR 2009
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/3/167.abstract
AB Behavioral problems are common in dementia and may reduce the quality of life of the patient and disrupt the home life of family members. Families want a pill that can cure the myriad phenotypes of a decaying brain; unfortunately, there is no pharmaceutical silver bullet. This paper reviews the evidence for using different classes of drugs for the behavior symptoms commonly encountered in dementia, focusing on concerns that the primary care physician would have about using these drugs.