The Interactive Relationship between Pain, Psychosis, and Agitation in People with Dementia: Results from a Cluster-Randomised Clinical Trial
Background. Neuropsychiatric symptoms are common in people with dementia, and pain is thought to be an important underlying factor. Pain has previously been associated with agitation, and pain treatment has been shown to ameliorate agitated behaviour. So far, the association between pain and psychos...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2016-01-01
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Series: | Behavioural Neurology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7036415 |