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Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: Trial Design

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2005

Alistair Burns
Affiliation:
University of Manchester, Education and Research Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK

Abstract

Behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia (BPSD) are an important aspect of the disorder that are now receiving more attention. The design of the trials in vascular dementia needs to account for these features. The specific area of BPSD in vascular dementia, their assessment, and relationship to the design of trials are considered in this article.

Type
TRIAL DESIGNS: SYMPTOMATIC
Copyright
© 2003 International Psychogeriatric Association

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