PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Pozuelo, Leopoldo
AU  - Franco, Kathleen
AU  - Palmer, Robert
TI  - Agitated dementia: Drug vs nondrug treatment
DP  - 1998 Apr 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 191--199
VI  - 65
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/65/4/191.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/65/4/191.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1998 Apr 01; 65
AB  - When an elderly patient with Alzheimer’s disease or other form of dementia exhibits agitated behavior, the caregiver often wants the physician to “do something”—ie, give a neuroleptic drug. Yet, an individualized, rational approach to identify and treat the cause of the agitation is more effective. We present an algorithm that emphasizes environmental and behavioral therapy.