psychosis, agitation & difficult behavior in the elderly

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Classification

Etiology

Epidemiology

Pathology

Genetics

Clinical manifestations

* see Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI)

Laboratory

Radiology

Complications

Management

specific therapies for specific etiologies

* demented patients may not be able to tell you they are in pain

* look for signs of pain & behaviors that may be attributable to pain[86]

behavioral & general measures are 1st line (also see OBRA)

pharmaceutical agents

new directions

* see atypical vs conventional antipsychotics in the elderly

Notes

More general terms

Additional terms

References

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