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DSM-IV & DSM-IV-TR: DementiaAlthough classified as mental disorders because they involve deterioration in mental, behavioral, and emotional functioning, all these brain disorders are probably caused by physical disease, trauma or drug effect and are classified according to the underlying disease state. Categories by localization: amnestic (Persisting Amnestic Disorder) | cortical (Alzheimer's) | frontal | subcortical (Parkinson's Disease) Categories by etiology: Alzheimer's | Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease | Head Trauma | Huntington's Disease | HIV Disease | Parkinson's Disease | Pick's Disease | Substance-Induced Persisting | Vascular | Dementia Due to Other General Medical Conditions | Dementia Due to Multiple Etiologies Reprinted with permission from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision. Copyright 2000 American Psychiatric Association Also: BPSD Practice Guidelines
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