DealingWithDifficultBehaviors-Universityof.pptVIP

Dealing With Difficult Behaviors I Thomas Magnuson, M.D. Assistant Professor Department of Psychiatry UNMC Objectives Identify common behaviors associated with dementia Look at various approaches used to help with these behaviors Delineate current ideas on non-pharmacologic treatments for these behaviors Demographics Dementia 360,000 new cases of Alzheimer’s disease each yr. Over 5.1 million with dementia in the USA in 2007 15-20% of all over 65 Demographics Nursing Homes Over 1.5 million in nursing homes 80% have psychiatric diagnoses 80-90% of those are dementias 50-90% of demented nursi