Open AccessPsychiatric Medication and Abnormal Behavior as Predictors of Progression in Probable Alzheimer Disease
Author(s) -
Oscar L. López,
Stephen R. Wisniewski,
James T. Becker,
François Boller,
Steven T. DeKosky
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
archives of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3687
pISSN - 0003-9942
DOI - 10.1001/archneur.56.10.1266
Subject(s) - dementia , antipsychotic , psychiatry , psychomotor agitation , clinical dementia rating , psychosis , medicine , rating scale , hazard ratio , brief psychiatric rating scale , psychology , quetiapine , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , disease , developmental psychology , confidence interval
To examine whether the use of psychiatric medication and the presence of abnormal behaviors affects the progression of Alzheimer disease.