Neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia

By Vimal Aga, MD Dr. Aga is a board-certified geriatric psychiatrist and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Oregon. Neuropsychiatric symtoms in persons with dementia include agitation, depression, apathy, delusions, hallucinations, sleep impairment, etc. (Lyketsos et al., 2002). They are important for many reasons: 1. Neuropsychiatric symptoms…