Kampo therapy as an alternative to pharmacotherapy using antipsychotic medicines for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD)

Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 137-141

  Mizukami, Katsuyoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD); Choto san; Oren gedoku to; Toki syakuyaku san; Yokukan san; Yokukansan ka chinpi hange

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOTO SAN; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HOPANTENATE CALCIUM; KAMPO; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; ORENGEDOKU TO; PLACEBO; TOKI SYAKUYAKU SAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YOKUKAN SAN;

AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ALISMATIS; ANGELICA; ANTICHOLINERGIC SYNDROME; ANXIETY; ATRACTYLODIS LANCEAE; AURANTII NOBILIS PERICARPIUM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BUPLEURUM; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHRYSANTHEMI FLOS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CNIDIUM; COGNITION; COPTIDIS; CORK TREE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DELUSION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROWSINESS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERANCE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FRUIT; GAIT DISORDER; GARDENIA; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; GINGER; GINSENG; GLYCYRRHIZA; GYPSUM FIBROSUM; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MORTALITY; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; OPHIOPOGONIS; PAEONIA; PINELLIA; PLANT ROOT; PORIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESSNESS; REVIEW; RHIZOME; SAPOSHNIKOVIAE; SCUTELLARIA; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNCARIA; UNCARIAE UNCIS CUM RAMULUS; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; WANDERING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 57249088567     PISSN: 13463500     EISSN: 14798301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8301.2008.00242.x     Document Type: Review

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