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Nonpharmacological Treatment for Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Demntia in Alzheimer’s Disease

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  • Koji Hori

    (Department of Neuropsychiatry, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Japan
    Department of Psychiatry, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Japan)

  • Kimiko Konishi

    (Department of Neuropsychiatry, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Japan
    Tokyo Metropolitan Tobu Medical Center, Japan)

  • Michiho Sodenaga

    (Department of Neuropsychiatry, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Japan)

Abstract

We are studying the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Firstly we investigated the effects of aging or disease progression on BPSD. According to patient age at the time of the test, the 79 AD patient group (n=79, whole AD group was divided into two groups: a relative Older Group (OG) and a relative younger group (YG). The diurnal rhythm was significantly higher in the OG than in the YG (Student’s t-test: P

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  • Koji Hori & Kimiko Konishi & Michiho Sodenaga, 2017. "Nonpharmacological Treatment for Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Demntia in Alzheimer’s Disease," Global Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 1(1), pages 3-4, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jgjidd:v:1:y:2017:i:1:p:3-4
    DOI: 10.19080/GJIDD.2017.01.555552
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