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Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD): The Personal and Practical Costs of Dementia

David Lowery (Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust)
James Warner (Imperial College London, Old Age Psychiatry, Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust)

Journal of Integrated Care

ISSN: 1476-9018

Article publication date: 4 May 2009

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Abstract

Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are a far too common and disturbing occurrence for people with dementia, their families and those who care for them. The consequences can be not only devastating personally and challenging professionally, but also costly for service providers. In this, the fourth of this series on older people's mental health services, we describe what BPSD are, what we know about current service provision for this group and the gaps, and how commissioners might approach these issues when developing services for older people with dementia.

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Lowery, D. and Warner, J. (2009), "Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD): The Personal and Practical Costs of Dementia", Journal of Integrated Care, Vol. 17 No. 2, pp. 13-19. https://doi.org/10.1108/14769018200900010

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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