title: Dementia in acute units: agitation.
abstract: Despite the prevalence of disturbed behaviour in people with dementia, little research has gone into understanding such behaviour and managing it effectively. This article, the penultimate in the series, examines the causes and management of restlessness and agitation in people with dementia, and proposes a holistic approach.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Watt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing