[Geriatric psychiatry and dementia]

Abstract

Behavioural disorders linked to dementia are common. The intertwining of psychiatric and neurodegenerative pathologies means caregivers are faced with complex situations on a daily basis. The expertise of the geriatric psychiatry teams helps to guide the clinical reasoning and to find the best nursing approach in order to understand the symptom and support the patient.

Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; behavioural disorder; dementia; démence; geriatric psychiatry; gérontopsychiatrie; maladie d’Alzheimer; trouble du comportement.