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Use of Patient Characteristics to Determine Nonpharmacologic Interventions for Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2005

Jiska Cohen-Mansfield
Affiliation:
Research Institute of the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, Rockville, Maryland, USA Department of Health Care Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

Extract

This article addresses the following questions about the use of patient characteristics to determine nonpharmacologic interventions for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD):

  1. Why use patient characteristics to determine intervention?

  2. How does individualization of treatment fit with the theory of BPSD?

  3. What is known about individualization of the treatment of BPSD?

  4. How can individualization of nonpharmacologic intervention work in clinical practice?

Type
Nonpharmacologic Management and Treatment
Copyright
© 2000 International Psychogeriatric Association

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