The book includes two well written chapters on psychotherapy and behavioral treatments for agitation in dementia a separate chapter delineates the use of electroconvulsive therapy among agitated patients with dementia a majority of this text includes chapters that specifically identify the various treatment modalities for agitation in dementia. Agitation in patients with dementia a practical guide to diagnosis and management clinical practice 1st edition by ed hay donald p author isbn 13 978 0880488433 isbn 10 0880488433. Agitation in patients with dementia a practical guide to diagnosis and management edited by donald p hay david t klein george t grossberg and john s kennedy american psychiatric publishing inc usa 2003. Agitation in patients with dementia a practical guide to diagnosis and management agitation is the term currently applied to a wide range of disruptive behaviors exhibited by the demented elderly and other patients with severe brain damage. Main agitation in patients with dementia a practical guide to diagnosis and management agitation in patients with dementia a practical guide to diagnosis and management donald p hay david t klein linda k hay george t grossberg john s kennedy