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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Main Authors: Torstein F. Habiger, Elisabeth Flo, Wilco P. Achterberg, Bettina S. Husebo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7036415