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Behavior problems in demented nursing home residents: a multifaceted approach to assessment and management
1Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street, S.W., Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Comprehensive Therapy
|January 1, 2003
Abstract:
Behavior disturbances are common among dementia patients. Management of behavioral problems begins with the assessment of psychiatric, medical, and environmental etiologies. Treatment plans based upon behavioral or pharmacologic interventions can substantially reduce problematic behaviors.