Dementia: Understanding Behavioral & Psychological Symptoms
Defining Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) BPSD, often referred to as neuropsychiatric symptoms, encompasses a heterogeneous group of non-cognitive features that frequently occur in individuals suffering from various forms of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, and frontotemporal dementia. These symptoms represent a significant deviation from the individual’s premorbid functioning […]