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Drug Therapy for Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
|---|---|
| Author | Wang, Feng Feng, Ting-Yi Yang, Shilin Preter, Maurice Zhou, Jiang-Ning Wang, Xiao-Ping |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | Dementia, which can be induced by diverse factors, is a clinical syndrome characterized by the decline of cognitive function. Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) include depression, agitation, and aggression. Dementia causes a heavy burden on patients and their caregivers. Patients with BPSD should be assessed comprehensively by practitioners and offered appropriate non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic therapy. Non-pharmacologic therapy has been recommended as the basal treatment for BPSD; however, pharmacologic therapy is required under many situations. Medications, including antipsychotic agents, antidepressants, sedative and hypnotic agents, mood stabilizers, cholinesterase inhibitors, and amantadine, are extensively used in clinical practice. We have reviewed the progression of pharmacologic therapy for BPSD. |
| ISSN | 1570159X |
| Journal | Current Neuropharmacology |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC4876586 |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| PubMed reference number | 26644152 |
| e-ISSN | 18756190 |
| DOI | 10.2174/1570159X14666151208114232 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Bentham Science Publishers |
| Publisher Date | 2016-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 International Public License (CC BY-NC 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode), which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. © 2016 Bentham Science Publishers |
| Subject Keyword | Alzheimer's disease antipsychotic behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia dementia drug psychiatric symptoms. |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Neurology Neurology (clinical) Pharmacology Pharmacology (medical) Psychiatry and Mental Health |
