Agitation and psychosis are two of the most common psychiatric problems associated with dementia.
Medical and psychiatric disorders and environmental stressors are common causes of agitation and psychosis.
Delirium is an important and potentially life threatening cause of agitation and psychosis that must be distinguished from dementia.
The rudiments of assessment attempt to describe the behavioral problems and then to identify antecedent triggers, concurrent conditions, and consequences.
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