Nursing Home Physicians' Knowledge Of and Attitudes Toward Nonpharmacological Interventions for Treatment of Behavioral Disturbances Associated With Dementia

The frequency with which behavior problems in dementia are attributed to environmental and psychosocial causes suggests there are a large number of cases in which nonpharmacological interventions could be employed. Physicians are generally in favor of the use of these methods, but their knowledge varies. Increasing physicians' knowledge of nonpharmacological techniques would increase the likelihood of their use.