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Impact of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia on Caregivers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2005

Clive Ballard ,
Kathleen Lowery ,
Ian Powell ,
John O'Brien  and
Ian James
Clive Ballard
Affiliation:
Institute for the Health of the Elderly, Wolfson Research Centre, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
Kathleen Lowery
Affiliation:
Institute for the Health of the Elderly, Wolfson Research Centre, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
Ian Powell
Affiliation:
Institute for the Health of the Elderly, Wolfson Research Centre, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
John O'Brien
Affiliation:
Institute for the Health of the Elderly, Wolfson Research Centre, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
Ian James
Affiliation:
Institute for the Health of the Elderly, Wolfson Research Centre, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
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The term behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) encompasses a diverse cluster of behavioral disturbances, such as restlessness (Hope et al., 1994), aggression (Patel & Hope, 1992), and shouting (Cohen-Mansfield & Werner, 1997), and a variety of psychiatric symptoms, including delusions (Burns et al., 1990), hallucinations (Holroyd & Sheldon-Keller, 1995), depression (Greenwald et al., 1989), and anxiety (Ballard et al., 1996a). Such symptoms are extremely common in patients with dementia and have important associations with burden and depression in caregivers.

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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 12 , Issue S1 , July 2000 , pp. 93 - 105
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© 2000 International Psychogeriatric Association

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