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Psychiatric and behavioral changes go hand in hand with dementia. Psychiatric issues include problems with mood, anxiety, and psychosis. We defer the discussion on psychosis to the next chapter where we discuss the more common problematic behaviors we see in dementia.
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Lipton, A.M., Marshall, C.D. (2013). Mood Issues in Dementia. In: The Common Sense Guide to Dementia For Clinicians and Caregivers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4163-2_11
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