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BEHAVIORAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS IN DEMENTIA

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Course overview

BEHAVIORAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS OF DEMENTIA (BPSD) INCLUDE A RANGE OF NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISTURBANCES SUCH AS AGITATION, AGGRESSION, DEPRESSION, AND APATHY. BPSD AFFECTS UP TO 97% OF COMMUNITY-DWELLING PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA AND HAS A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON PROGNOSIS, INSTITUTIONALIZATION, AND CAREGIVER WELL-BEING. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF BPSD AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.

Subject areas

This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.

Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine

Osteopathic Physician

1h General