TY - JOUR
T1 - Behavioral problems in nursing home residents
T2 - Safe ways to manage dementia
AU - Jarrett, P. G.
AU - Rockwood, K.
AU - Mallery, L.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - Behavioral problems in nursing home residents are already common and are likely to increase in number with the 'graying' of the population. Effective treatment is available, and a structured and logical approach to management is needed. Patients should be assessed to differentiate delirium from dementia, and possible precipitants of disturbed behavior should be investigated. The best treatment of dementia-related behavioral problems includes nonpharmacologic measures (eg, environmental changes) and appropriate choice, dosing, and monitoring of pharmacologic agents. Long- term success with demented patients may depend on realistic expectations.
AB - Behavioral problems in nursing home residents are already common and are likely to increase in number with the 'graying' of the population. Effective treatment is available, and a structured and logical approach to management is needed. Patients should be assessed to differentiate delirium from dementia, and possible precipitants of disturbed behavior should be investigated. The best treatment of dementia-related behavioral problems includes nonpharmacologic measures (eg, environmental changes) and appropriate choice, dosing, and monitoring of pharmacologic agents. Long- term success with demented patients may depend on realistic expectations.
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U2 - 10.1080/00325481.1995.11946000
DO - 10.1080/00325481.1995.11946000
M3 - Review article
C2 - 7753742
AN - SCOPUS:0029001028
SN - 0032-5481
VL - 97
SP - 189-191+195-196
JO - Postgraduate Medicine
JF - Postgraduate Medicine
IS - 5
ER -