Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms in Dementia (BPSD) and the Use of Antipsychotics

• Main Authors: Valeria Calsolaro (Author), Grazia Daniela Femminella (Author), Sara Rogani (Author), Salvatore Esposito (Author), Riccardo Franchi (Author), Chukwuma Okoye (Author), Giuseppe Rengo (Author), Fabio Monzani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Dementia affects about 47 million people worldwide, number expected to exponentially increase within 30 years. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common dementia type, accounting on its own for almost 70% of all dementia cases. Behavioral and psychological symptoms (BPSD) frequently occur dur...