1. Assessment of BPSD Rajesh Tampi , MD Professor of Psychiatry
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

2. Obtaining important collateral information
Collateral information from caregivers and/or family members
Robert PH,et al. Grouping for behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia: clinical and biological aspects. Consensus paper of the European Alzheimer disease consortium. Eur Psychiatry. 2005;20(7):490-6.

3. Obtaining important collateral information
Onset
Course
Differential diagnosis
Risk and prognosis
Collateral information from caregivers and/or family members
Robert PH,et al. Grouping for behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia: clinical and biological aspects. Consensus paper of the European Alzheimer disease consortium. Eur Psychiatry. 2005;20(7):490-6.

4. Obtaining important collateral information
Environmental triggers
Psychosocial stressors
Collateral information from caregivers and/or family members
Robert PH,et al. Grouping for behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia: clinical and biological aspects. Consensus paper of the European Alzheimer disease consortium. Eur Psychiatry. 2005;20(7):490-6.

5. Rule out medical causes
Pain syndromes
Dehydration
Urinary tract infections
Robert PH,et al. Grouping for behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia: clinical and biological aspects. Consensus paper of the European Alzheimer disease consortium. Eur Psychiatry. 2005;20(7):490-6.

6. Rule out medical causes
Pain syndromes
Dehydration
Urinary tract infections
Effective evaluation and management
Reduction in frequency and severity of BPSD
Robert PH,et al. Grouping for behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia: clinical and biological aspects. Consensus paper of the European Alzheimer disease consortium. Eur Psychiatry. 2005;20(7):490-6.

7. Use of standardized assessments
Used for:
Rating severity
Tracking progression of BPSD over time
Monitoring response to treatment
Jeon YH, Sansoni J, Low LF, et al. Recommended measures for the assessment of behavioral disturbances associated with dementia. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry May;19(5):

8. Use of standardized assessments
Examples
NPI: Neuropsychiatric Inventory
BEHAVE-AD: Behavioral Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease Rating Scale
CERAD-BRSD: Consortium to Establish a Registry for AD- Behavior Rating Scale for Dementia
DBSS: Dementia Behavior Disturbance Scale
Jeon YH, Sansoni J, Low LF, et al. Recommended measures for the assessment of behavioral disturbances associated with dementia. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry May;19(5):

9. Use of standardized assessments
Examples
NPI: Neuropsychiatric Inventory
BEHAVE-AD: Behavioral Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease Rating Scale
CERAD-BRSD: Consortium to Establish a Registry for AD- Behavior Rating Scale for Dementia
DBSS: Dementia Behavior Disturbance Scale
(Most popular and reliable assessment tool )
Jeon YH, Sansoni J, Low LF, et al. Recommended measures for the assessment of behavioral disturbances associated with dementia. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry May;19(5):