RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Agitated dementia: Drug vs nondrug treatment
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 191
OP 199
VO 65
IS 4
A1 Pozuelo, Leopoldo
A1 Franco, Kathleen
A1 Palmer, Robert
YR 1998
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/65/4/191.abstract
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.