[Treatment of dementia].
Some 80% of patients with advanced dementia develop such symptoms as aggression, a tendency to wander away, agitation or shouting and screaming. Often, these symptoms are a reaction to day-to-day problems or to the care-related situation. For this reason, psychopharmaceuticals should be employed only when external causes, additional health disorders or drug-related side effects have been excluded. Therapeutic drug options include modern antidepressants and neuroleptics.
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Univ. of Appl. Sciences, Social Work and Health, Frankfurt/Main. dbredt@fb4.fh-frankfurt.de
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