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Assessing behavioral symptoms of dementia of the Alzheimer type
— categorical and quantitative approaches | | Author(s) | Michael Zaudig |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 8, supplement 2, 1996 |
| Pages | pp 183-200 |
| Keywords | Behaviour disorders ; Symptoms ; Dementia ; Assessment procedures for mental patients ; Measurement. |
| Annotation | Behavioural disturbances are a prevalent and important aspect of dementia of the Alzheimer type, but they have been relatively neglected by researchers. To characterise patients as having dementia, at least two goals should be addressed: determining a reliable definition and categorical definition using criteria such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10); and establishing a reliable and valid measurement of the severity of cognitive and non-cognitive impairment by means of rating scales. DSM-IV and ICD-10 do not provide definitions of behavioural disturbance, whereas more than 100 geriatric rating scales exist that include some measurement of behavioural disturbances of dementia. There is a need for consensus on the term for these non-cognitive symptoms. Given the frequency and clinical significance of behavioural and psychiatric disturbances in dementia, a standardised assessment procedure is needed for reliably and comprehensively describing psychiatric phenomena and behavioural disturbances in patients with dementia. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980305234 A |
| Classmark | EP: CT: EA: DA:4C: 3R |
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