Management of behavioral and psychological symptoms in people with Alzheimer's disease: An international Delphi consensus

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 83-90

  Kales, Helen C ^a,b,c   Lyketsos, Constantine G ^d   Miller, Erin M ^a   Ballard, Clive ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

behavioral; consensus; Delphi; dementia; psychosis; treatment

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; DEXTROMETHORPHAN PLUS QUINIDINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PIMAVANSERIN; RISPERIDONE;

AGITATION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DELPHI STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOSIS; RESTLESSNESS; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; BEHAVIOR; CONSENSUS; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MUSIC THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; CONSENSUS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MUSIC THERAPY; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 85052627927     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610218000534     Document Type: Article

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