The role of maladaptive personality in behavioural and psychological symptoms in dementia Vrije Universiteit Brussel
BACKGROUND: Although research demonstrated a significant link between premorbid normative personality traits and the severity of behavioural and psychological symptoms in dementia (BPSD) and associated emotional distress of the caregiver, little is known about the relationship of BPSD symptoms and associated distress with maladaptive traits.
METHOD: Informants (N = 182) of Dutch nursing home residents with dementia aged 65+, completed ...