The management of other psychiatric states. Hallucinations, delusions, and other disturbances.
The behavioral disturbances that are most common in Alzheimer's disease are not those directly associated with the core characteristics of the disease; however, they often cause the most difficult problems of management. These disturbances include agitation, hallucinations, and delusions. This article reviews their prevalence, etiology, differential diagnosis, and management.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle.
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D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D003702:Delusions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D015995:Prevalence