Behavioral management in dementia — Flashcards
What group of drugs is the first line treatment for schizophrenia? _____
Which psychiatric disorder, delirium or dementia, is characterized by disorganized thinking, visual hallucinations, disturbances in sleep wake cycle, cognitive dysfunction, and agitation? _____
Which psychiatric disorder, delirium or dementia, is characterized by decreased intellectual function without affecting level of consciousness? _____
_____ (dementia or delirium) is usually secondary to other illness (e.g. CNS disease, infection, trauma, substance abuse/withdrawal, metabolic disturbances, hemorrhage, urinary/fecal retention)
_____ is defined as decreased cognitive ability, memory, or function with intact consciousness
When diagnosing neurodegenerative disorders, you must first rule out _____ as a cause of the presenting dementia
Which atypical antidepressant is useful for treating anorexic or elderly depressed patients? _____
mammillary bodies
frontal lobe
conduction aphasia
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