{"title":"A challenging case of mixed dementia with inappropriate sexual behaviours","authors":"Malarkodi Suppamutharwyam, Tiong Ing Khieng","doi":"10.1002/pnp.767","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Sexual disinhibition in dementia is a distressing and embarrassing behaviour. Currently, there are no guideline‐directed management aims to address this behaviour in patients with dementia. This case report highlights a combined non‐pharmacological and pharmacological approach for managing dementia in a patient who showed marked sexual disinhibition.","PeriodicalId":43913,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3000,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pnp.767","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"NEUROSCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Sexual disinhibition in dementia is a distressing and embarrassing behaviour. Currently, there are no guideline‐directed management aims to address this behaviour in patients with dementia. This case report highlights a combined non‐pharmacological and pharmacological approach for managing dementia in a patient who showed marked sexual disinhibition.
期刊介绍:
Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry is published nine times a year, and is a journal for specialists in secondary care, GPs with an interest in neurology and psychiatry, community psychiatric nurses and other specialist healthcare professionals. Articles cover management, news updates and opinion in all areas of neurology and psychiatry.