PMID- 30386856
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20190115
LR  - 20190115
IS  - 2737-5935 (Electronic)
IS  - 0037-5675 (Print)
IS  - 0037-5675 (Linking)
VI  - 59
IP  - 10
DP  - 2018 Oct
TI  - Managing challenging behaviours in dementia.
PG  - 514-518
LID - 10.11622/smedj.2018125 [doi]
AB  - Dementia is a condition marked by the progressive and irreversible clinical 
      syndrome of cognitive decline that is eventually severe enough to interfere with 
      daily living. Management of dementia is often complex and requires a 
      multidisciplinary approach. This article discusses the behavioural and 
      psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), such as agitation, insomnia, 
      restlessness, hallucinations, anxiety and depressed mood, for which patients and 
      their caregivers commonly seek medical advice from their primary care clinician. 
      These symptoms can cause significant distress to patients, their families and 
      caregivers, and may even lead to the patient being prematurely institutionalised. 
      Management consists of assessment of BPSD and supporting the needs of the family, 
      especially those of the caregiver, and can be both non-pharmacological and 
      pharmacological.
CI  - Copyright: (c) Singapore Medical Association.
FAU - Ooi, Chun How
AU  - Ooi CH
AD  - Department of Geriatric Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
FAU - Yoon, Peng Soon
AU  - Yoon PS
AD  - Department of Geriatric Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
FAU - How, Choon How
AU  - How CH
AD  - Care and Health Integration, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
AD  - Family Medicine Academic Clinical Programme, SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical 
      Centre, Singapore.
FAU - Poon, Ngar Yee
AU  - Poon NY
AD  - Department of Psychological Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - India
TA  - Singapore Med J
JT  - Singapore medical journal
JID - 0404516
SB  - IM
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aging
MH  - Anxiety/complications
MH  - Caregivers
MH  - Dementia/*complications/*psychology/therapy
MH  - Depression/complications
MH  - Hallucinations/complications
MH  - Humans
MH  - Mental Disorders/*complications/therapy
MH  - Primary Health Care/*methods
MH  - Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders/complications
PMC - PMC6199192
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - behavioural symptoms
OT  - dementia
OT  - neurocognitive disorders
OT  - primary health care
OT  - treatment and management
EDAT- 2018/11/06 06:00
MHDA- 2019/01/16 06:00
PMCR- 2018/10/01
CRDT- 2018/11/03 06:00
PHST- 2018/11/03 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2018/11/06 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/01/16 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2018/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - j59/10/514 [pii]
AID - SMJ-59-514 [pii]
AID - 10.11622/smedj.2018125 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Singapore Med J. 2018 Oct;59(10):514-518. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2018125.