Associate Professor, Neuro-psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi - 110 029.
Indian J Psychiatry. 1992 Jan;34(1):36-40.
Cognitive deficits are the recognised symptoms of the dementias of later life. However, behavioural symptoms also contribute significantly to the problem and are often the main reason for a clinical consultation. The present study describes non - cognitive behavioural symptoms in 30 patients during various stages of dementia. Anxiety, depressive features, agitation, wandering and paranoid symptoms are the main features. The paper also discusses the usefulness and limitation of pharmacological treatment of these symptoms.
认知障碍是老年期痴呆的公认症状。然而，行为症状也同样对这一问题有重要影响，而且常常是临床就诊的主要原因。本研究描述了 30 例处于不同痴呆阶段患者的非认知行为症状。焦虑、抑郁特征、激越、游走和偏执症状是主要特征。本文还讨论了这些症状的药物治疗的有效性和局限性。
