title: [Psychiatric disorders in Alzheimer's disease and organization of care].
abstract: The organization of care for a patient suffering from Alzheimer's Disease (AD) must consider the intricate psychiatric and cognitive problems associated with this disorder. It will be complementary to the primary care given by the patient's relatives and offer a large choice of care structures including different possibilities between the patient's home and long term psychogeriatric facilities. It should be flexible and favour transitory solutions. It has to adhere to a basic philosophy which takes into account the patient's personal history, focusing on his behavior seen as the result of his efforts to adapt. Finally, the organization needs to assume, at all care levels, an approach of psychological and psychotherapeutic support to the patient and his family.
authors.affiliation: Service universitaire de psychogériatrie de Lausanne.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wertheimer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005852:Geriatric Psychiatry / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care