Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: A seven-tiered model of service delivery

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 231-234

  Brodaty, Henry ^a,b   Draper, Brian M ^a,b   Low, Lee Fay ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CITALOPRAM; FOLIC ACID; HALOPERIDOL; HORMONE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MOCLOBEMIDE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NOOTROPIC AGENT; PLACEBO; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE; SERTRALINE;

AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0037416293     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05169.x     Document Type: Review

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