Reference Articles - Altered Mental States/Dementia

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Barrick AL, Rader J, Hoeffer B, & Sloane, PD. Bathing Without a Battle: Personal Care of Individuals with Dementia. 2001. New York: Springer.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. F329 §483.25(1) Unnecessary Drugs . State Operations Manual Appendix PP– Guide to Surveyors for Long Term Care Facilities. Rev 26, 08-17-07. Available at http://cms.hhs.gov/manuals/Downloads/som107ap_pp_guidelines_ltcf.pdf. Accessed 2/08/2008.

Flaherty JH, Rudolph J, Shay K. Delirium is a serious and under-recognized problem:  Why assessment of mental status should be the sixth vital sign. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2007 Jun;8(5):273-5

Gill SS, Groskill SE, Sharon-Lise T, et. al. Antipsychotic drug use and mortality in older adults with dementia. Ann Intern Med. 2007;146: 775-786.

Lyons WL. Delirium in postacute and long-term care. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2006;7(4):254–61.

Samuels SC, Evers MM. Delirium. Pragmatic guidance for managing a common,confounding, and sometimes lethal condition. Geriatrics 2002 Jun; 57(6):33-8; quiz 40.

Schneider LS, Tariot PN, Dagerman KS. Effectiveness of atypical antipsychotic drugs in patients with Alzheimer's Disease. NEJM 2006;15 (355): 1624-6.

The Merck Manuals-Home Edition for Patients and Caregivers (online edition). Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck & Co., Inc. Copyright 2004-2008. Available at http://www.merck.com/mmhe/index.html. Accessed 2/08/2008.

The Merck Manual of Geriatrics, 3rd Edition, edited by Mark H. Beers, and Robert Berkow. Copyright 2000-2006 by Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ. Available at http://www.merck.com/mkgr/mmg/home.jsp. Accessed 2/07/2008.