Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 21.
Published in final edited form as: Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2009 Oct–Dec;23(4):401–405. doi: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e3181a6bc21

Table 2.

Percentage of frequency and subjects neuropsychiatric symptom attributions

Perceived Cause Overall frequency (n=131) Number of caregivers citing as cause of one or more symptoms (n=30)
Alzheimer’s, n (%) 40 (31%) 12 (40.0%)
Medical, n (%) 22 (17%) 9 (30.0%)
Interpersonal, n (%) 21 (16%) 11 (36.6%)
Personality, n (%) 18 (14%) 6 (20.0%)
Mental, n (%) 12 (9%) 8 (26.6%)
Aging, n (%) 3 (2%) 3 (10%)
Genetics, n (%) 2 (2%) 2 (7%)
Other, n (%) 19 (14%) 13 (43.3%)