MANAGEMENT OF THE BEHAVIORAL MANIFESTATIONS OF DEMENTIA

Authors
YEAGER BF FARNETT LE RUZICKA SA
Citation
Bf. Yeager et al., MANAGEMENT OF THE BEHAVIORAL MANIFESTATIONS OF DEMENTIA, Archives of internal medicine, 155(3), 1995, pp. 250-260
Citations number
92
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Archives of internal medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00039926
Volume
155
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
250 - 260
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9926(1995)155:3<250:MOTBMO>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Dementia affects 5% of persons over age 65 years and 20% of those over 80 years of age and is expected to increase further in the primary ca re setting as the population ages.(1) The constellation of neuropsychi atric disorders includes dementia, organic personality disorder, and o rganic psychotic disorder. Dementia is the most prevalent disorder, ac counting for approximately 70% of the neuropsychiatric disease of inst itutionalized patients.(2)