title: Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. Assisting the caregiver and managing the patient.
abstract: Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia cause many problems for patients and caregivers. Fortunately, physician intervention and pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic approaches to managing the patient provide hope for successful treatment. New antipsychotic agents and pharmacologic treatments are in development and may provide greater benefits to patients and their caregivers.
authors.affiliation: University of Chicago Medical School, USA.
authors.forename: Sanford I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Finkel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy