Psychiatric symptoms and their psychosocial consequences in frontotemporal dementia.
Based on a retrospective study of 19 neuropathologically verified cases with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), neuropsychiatric symptoms related to behavioral disturbances and their psychosocial consequences were studied. The results indicate that frontotemporal dementia is often misdiagnosed early in the clinical course. Behavioural features with impaired social interactions, impaired personal regulation, and loss of insight were seen in all patients. The psychosocial consequences reported in this paper challenge future research in frontotemporal dementia.
Passant
Ulla
U
Department of Psychogeriatrics, University Hospital, SE 221 85 Lund, Sweden. ulla.passant@skane.se
Elfgren
Christina
C
Englund
Elisabet
E
Gustafson
Lars
L
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D020774:Pick Disease of the Brain / Q000523:psychology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D013548:Sweden