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Agitation, Wandering, Pacing, Restlessness, and Repetitive Mannerisms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2005

Susan Neistein  and
Alan P. Siegal
Susan Neistein
Affiliation:
Geriatric and Adult Psychiatry, LLC, Hamden, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Alan P. Siegal
Affiliation:
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.
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Extract

Behavioral disturbances of dementia are associated not with cognitive decline but with progression of the disease and concomitant functional impairment. Thus, these distressing behaviors occur later in the course of the illness, at a time when caregivers' resources may be sorely taxed. Behavioral disturbances are often cited as precipitating placement in nursing homes.

Type
Clinical Perspectives: What Should We Be Studying?
Information
International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 8 , Issue S3 , May 1997 , pp. 399 - 402
Copyright
© 1996 International Psychogeriatric Association

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