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Behavioral Disturbances of Dementia and Caregiver Issues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2005

Steven H. Zarit
Steven H. Zarit
Affiliation:
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
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Extract

Three issues concerning behavioral problems of dementia emerge from research on family caregivers. The first issue concerns the reliability of caregivers' reports of behavioral disturbances. The second issue is the realization that caregivers can provide valuable information not available from other sources. The final issue concerns how caregivers' reports can clarify the determinants behavioral problems.

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Etiology
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 8 , Issue S3 , May 1997 , pp. 263 - 268
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© 1996 International Psychogeriatric Association

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