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Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms Occurring in Dementia

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Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) form a significant part of presentation in dementia. BPSD are more common in Alzheimer’s and frontotemporal dementia, and they persist all through the course of dementia. Pharmacological treatment includes cholinergic agents and some antipsychotics. Depression, paranoid symptoms, apathy, and withdrawal symptoms are predominant patterns in BPSD.

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  1. Asha Hospital, Department of Schizophrenia and Psychopharmacology, Hyderabad, Telengana, India

    Gundugurti Prasad Rao

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Asha Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

    Chaitanya Deepak Ponangi

  3. Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India

    Sanjay Yelamanchali

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    Sriramya Vemulakonda

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Rao, G.P., Ponangi, C.D., Yelamanchali, S., Vemulakonda, S. (2020). Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms Occurring in Dementia. In: Shrivastava, A., De Sousa, A. (eds) Schizophrenia Treatment Outcomes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19847-3_16

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