Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia and medical treatment

Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 45-49

  Amano, Naoji ^a   Inuzuka, Shin ^a   Ogihara, Tomomi ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARIPIPRAZOLE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; DONEPEZIL; FLUVOXAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; LEVODOPA; MELATONIN; OLANZAPINE; PAROXETINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TIAPRIDE; TRAZODONE; VALPROIC ACID; ZOLPIDEM;

AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; BEHAVIOR; DELIRIUM; DELUSION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EDITORIAL; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; PARANOIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESTLESSNESS; SENILE PLAQUE; SLEEP DISORDER; SOMNOLENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS;

EID: 67650699287     PISSN: 13463500     EISSN: 14798301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8301.2009.00284.x     Document Type: Editorial

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