Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia

Question 1

agitation

Answer 1

nonsepcific umbrella term for many behaviors/symptoms

Question 2

nonpharm interventions for agitation

Answer 2

remove triggers
quiet, calm environment
structured routine
address pain, discomfort

Question 3

drugs we can use for agitation

Answer 3

buspar
SSRI
anticonvusants
benzo
antipsychotic
cholinesterase inhibitors

Question 4

delusions

Answer 4

false beliefs. common in pts with dementia

Question 5

non pharm intervnetions for delusions

Answer 5

reassurance
dsitraction
benign neglent
validation

Question 6

drugs for deluisions

Answer 6

atypical antipsychotics

Question 7

nonpharm intervnetions of hallucinations

Answer 7

reassurance, distraction, benign neglent

Question 8

disturbing hallucination treatment

Answer 8

atypical antispsychotics

Question 9

when is it most common to see disinhibition

Answer 9

frontotemporal dementia

Question 10

drug teratment for disinhibiton

Answer 10

anticonvulsant
beta blocker
SSRI

Question 11

drug treatment for sexual disinhibtion

Answer 11

first SSRI, medroxyprogestrone acetate and finally lupron

Question 12

drug treatment for apathy

Answer 12

provigil and ritalin

Question 13

how many pts with dementia have significant depression

Answer 13

1/4

Question 14

SIG E CAPS

Answer 14

sleep
decrease interst
guilty
energy decline
less concentration
appeptite problem
psychomotor
sadness/suicide

Question 15

drugs for sleep

Answer 15

sonata, ambien, low dose atypical antipsychotics, trazadone, melatonin