The management of other psychiatric states. Hallucinations, delusions, and other disturbances

Med Clin North Am. 1994 Jul;78(4):841-59. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)30137-7.

Abstract

The behavioral disturbances that are most common in Alzheimer's disease are not those directly associated with the core characteristics of the disease; however, they often cause the most difficult problems of management. These disturbances include agitation, hallucinations, and delusions. This article reviews their prevalence, etiology, differential diagnosis, and management.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Alzheimer Disease / psychology*
  • Delusions / diagnosis
  • Delusions / drug therapy
  • Delusions / etiology*
  • Hallucinations / diagnosis
  • Hallucinations / drug therapy
  • Hallucinations / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Mental Disorders / diagnosis
  • Mental Disorders / drug therapy
  • Mental Disorders / etiology*
  • Prevalence