Open AccessBehavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia: A study of symptomatology
Author(s) -
S Shaji,
Srija Bose,
Shan Kuriakose
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.44903
Subject(s) - malayalam , dementia , context (archaeology) , disease , anxiety , psychology , clinical psychology , alzheimer's disease , rating scale , psychiatry , medicine , developmental psychology , paleontology , artificial intelligence , computer science , biology
Behavioral disturbances are integral to the dementing process and contribute adversely to the quality of life of the patients and caregivers. Information regarding the nature of symptoms in Alzheimer's disease is limited in the Indian context.