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Methodological Issues in the Management of Behavioral Disturbances in Dementia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2005

Joan M. Swearer
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Extract

Behavioral disturbances are a frequent feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementing disorders. Although this observation has been noted since the beginning of this century, subsequent investigations into dementia have focused primarily on memory and cognitive impairments, with little attention to disturbances in behavior.

Type
Methodological and Design Issues
Copyright
© 1996 International Psychogeriatric Association

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