Brookes University (Stop B2)
Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX3
UK
Behaviours that challenge or behavioral and psychiatric symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are a core part of the syndrome of dementia. They include agitation, aggression, wandering, shouting, repeated questioning, sleep disturbance, depression and psychosis. The symptoms can
cause significant distress and harm to patients and their carers which in turn can mean early institutional care for those exhibiting them.
Medication treatment is associated with its own harms. In this lecture Brian will discuss how effective management requires a balanced approach using good assessment tools, pharmacological and non-pharmacological management.
About the speaker
DR BRIAN MURRAY – Consultant Older Adult Psychiatrist and Associate Medical Director for Older People’s Services, Oxford Health NHS Trust
Dr Brian Murray qualified from the University of Oxford in 1992 and worked in general medical jobs before training in psychiatry in 1997. He has been a consultant psychiatrist since 2005 and has an MA in the Philosophy and Ethics of Mental Health.