Psychiatria pre prax 4/2005

NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL METHODS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DEMENTIA AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF CARE

The authors present an overview of non-pharmacological methods in the management of dementia and they suggest their classification according to the main problems in the context of Alzheimer´s disease and other causes of dementia.

Keywords: Alzheimer‘s disease, dementia, non-pharmacological methods.