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Aging-Related Topics - BPSD
Here are some educational resources about the aging-related topic of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD).
- Key Issues - Brain and Behaviour
- Key Issues - Delirium and BPSD
- Key Issues - BPSD Throughout the Course of Dementia
- Key Issues - Evolving an Approach to BPSD
- Key Issues - Management of BPSD
Key Issues - Brain & Behaviour
Changes in the brain can affect a person’s behaviour.
Presentations [PDF]
- Brain and Behaviour - Full Presentation
- Introduction to Brain and Behaviour
- The 7 A’s
- Developmental Brain Concepts
- A Structural-Functional Approach to Understanding BPSD
Information Sheets [PDF]
- Anosognosia - no knowledge of illness
- Anosognosie - Méconnaissance de sa maladie
- Altered Perception - loss of sensory perceptions
- Altération de la perception - perte de perceptions sensorielles
A Structural-Functional Interpretation of BPSD
- The Frontal Lobe - executive function
- Le lobe frontal - les fonctions d’exécution
- The Parietal Lobe - perception and analysis of sensory information
- Le lobe pariétal - la perception et analyse de l’information sensorielle
- The Temporal Lobe - language comprehension and memory
- Le lobe temporal - la compréhension du langage et la mémoire
- The Occipital Lobe - vision and depth perception
- Le lobe occipital - la vision et la perception de la profondeur
- The Limbic System - connecting behaviour with memories, memory retrieval, emotional control and auto-regulatory functions - including sleep and appetite
- La région limbique - relier le comportement et les souvenirs; emmagasiner de nouveaux souvenirs; contrôle émotionnel; contrôle des fonctions auto-régulatrices, par example l'éveil-sommeil et l'appétit
- The Cerebellum and Brain Stem - voluntary movement, balance and coordination, swallowing and the regulation of involuntary thought processes
- Le cervelet, le tronc cérébral et les régions sous-corticales - le contrôle du mouvement volontaire, l’équilibre et la coordination, la déglutition et la régulation des processus involontaires de la pensée
Key Issues - Delirium & BPSD
Delirium is a frequent complication of dementia and may present as a new or worsening behaviour and/or psychological symptom in an individual with dementia.
Presentations [PDF]
Key Issues - BPSD Throughout the Course of Dementia
Analysis of the changes and frequency of behavioural and psychological symptoms throughout the course of dementia.
Presentations [PDF]
Key Issues - Evolving an Approach to BPSD
The approach to BPSD is rarely linear, and often requires several attempts at information gathering, assessment and adjustment to care plans. The U.R.A.F. (Understand, Reflect, Action, and Follow-up) template has been developed as a way to explicitly link the five key questions.
Presentations [PDF]
Key Issues - Management of BPSD
There are pharmacological and non-pharmacological options for the management of BPSD.
Presentations [PDF]
Information Sheets [PDF]