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Research Methodologic Issues in Evaluating Behavioral Disturbances of Dementia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2005

Sanford I. Finkel
Sanford I. Finkel
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Medical School, Northwestern Alzheimer's Disease Center, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
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Behavioral disturbances of dementia have been noted by early researchers in the field, including Esquirol (1838) and Alzheimer in his seminal case description (1907). Increasingly, family members, healthcare providers, and policy makers are realizing that neuropsychiatric symptoms and behavioral problems are an intrinsic component of Alzheimer's disease and result in caregiver psychopathology, early institutionalization, substantial societal costs, and detriment in the quality of life for the patient and caregivers.

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Introduction
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 8 , Issue S2 , February 1996 , pp. 149 - 150
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© 1996 International Psychogeriatric Association

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