American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders 2004 TREATING ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIAS: A Quick Reference Guide Sections: TREATING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIAS: A Quick Reference Guide. Topics Discussed: agitation; alzheimer's disease; antidepressive agents; antipsychotic agents; automobile driving; cholinesterase inhibitors; depressive disorder; donepezil; galantamine; memantine; physical restraint; psychosocial treatment method; psychotic disorders; rivastigmine; sleep disorders; sleeping pill; therapeutic alliance. Excerpt: "Based on Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, originally published in December 2007. A guideline watch, summarizing significant developments in the scientific literature since publication of this guideline, may be available.A solid therapeutic alliance is essential for good care...." DOI: 10.1176/appi.books.9780890423974.153508 The content above is only an excerpt. For full access subscribe now or log into your account below. You can also purchase 24- or 48-hour access; learn more Username: Password:     Athens Login FORGOT your subscriber username and/or password? Get a reminder via email: The email I registered with is:  Not a subscriber? Subscribe Today PsychiatryOnline is a powerful website that features DSM-IV-TR® and The American Journal of Psychiatry as the cornerstones of an unsurpassed collection of psychiatric references, including books, journals, and self-assessment tools. PsychiatryOnline’s innovative platform makes these resources easy and convenient to use, offering Precise and powerful searching across books and journals. Quick pathways to related material. Mobile access from any computer with a Web connection. Ability to download any book section to PDA. Links from bibliographic references to the full text of journal articles. References to material not located in the PsychiatryOnline collection lead you to PubMed. Learn more about PsychiatryOnline Need more help? PsychiatryOnline Customer Service may be reached by emailing PsychiatryOnline@psych.org or by calling 800-368-5777 (in the U.S.) or 703-907-7322 (outside the U.S.).