Review article

https://doi.org/10.24869/spsih.2019.275

Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)

Steven G. Sclan orcid.org/0000-0003-4066-674X ; PsyKorr, Inc., Miami, USA & Berlin, Germany

Abstract

Dementia is a syndrome that entails 3 clinical elements: decline in cognition, deficits in adaptive capacities (i.e., activities of daily living [ADL] and/or instrumental activities of daily living [IADL]) and behavioural disturbances. Intriguingly, despite the cognitive decline recent research indicates that the behavioural disturbances are the major source of stress and/or burden for the caregiver of the patient. Furthermore, the prominent relationship between behavioural disturbance and stress/burden of the caregiver is quite often the major trigger for institutionalization of the patient. The purpose of this presentation is to briefly review the phenomenology and some selected clinical aspects of the behavioural symptoms of dementia.

Keywords

Alzheimer’s Disease; Dementia; Behaviour; BPSD Symptoms

Hrčak ID:

232309

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/232309

Publication date:

12.11.2019.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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