Managing dementia together - Dr. Adrian Treloar 1.4 MB
Managing dementia together - Dr. Adrian Treloar 1.4 MB
Managing dementia together - Dr. Adrian Treloar 1.4 MB
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Distress a key and central symptom<br />
• Proper understanding of the symptoms of<br />
distress<br />
– Anger/ Frustration<br />
– Aggression/Agitation<br />
– Fear/ Anxiety<br />
– Tearfulness/ misery<br />
– Pain when still<br />
– Discomfort on moving<br />
– Restlessness<br />
– Insomnia<br />
– Calling out/ vocalisation<br />
Are these symptoms<br />
different from pain in the<br />
physical sense?<br />
Is mental pain as<br />
important a symptom as<br />
physical pain?<br />
Does one merit treatment<br />
and not the other?
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