Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
Clinical Guidelines
Discover the guidelines on Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD).
For Health Care Professionals
Find clinical tools and resources to support your patient.
For Older Adults & Care Partners
Explore ways to support mental health and well-being for yourself and loved ones.
Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)
Currently over 600,000 Canadians are diagnosed with dementia and 125,000 more are diagnosed each year. While it is often thought of as changes to memory or thinking, changes in people's mood and their behaviour also occur in over 80% of people diagnosed with dementia.
Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines for Assessing and Managing Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
The development of these guidelines brought together people who have experience living with dementia, care partners, experts in the field of dementia as well as health care professionals to identify best practices to prevent and treat behavioural changes in dementia and develop resources and tools on the topic.
Do you support someone experiencing changes in mood or behaviour related to dementia?
The Behaviours in Dementia Toolkit is a brand-new online library of over 300 free, practical resources that can help you better understand and compassionately respond to dementia-related changes in mood or behaviour.