DCRC_ABC RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE MANAGEMENT OF BEHAVIOURAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS OF DEMENTIA
In 2011 the Australian Government funded the Dementia Collaborative Research Centre–Assessment and Better Care (DCRC-ABC) to develop Behaviour Management, A Guide to Good Practice, Managing BPSD. We systematically reviewed academic and grey literature to examine the evidence for psychosocial, environmental and biological interventions for managing BPSD. Intervention studies were critically evaluated to determine the strength of the evidence. The document provides guidance for the Australian Government funded Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Services (DBMAS). Additional considerations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and those from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds were incorporated. Training packages support the implementation of the evidence and practice-based principles of the Guide.