Table 2.

Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI-Q) questionnaires.

Agitation / Aggression	Is the patient stubborn and resistive to help from others?
Irritability / Lability	Is the patient impatient or cranky? Does he or she have difficulty coping with delays or waiting for planned activities?
Elation / Euphoria	Does the patient appear to feel too good or act excessively happy?
Disinhibition	Does the patient seem to act impulsively? For example, does the patient talk to strangers as if he or she knows them, or does the patient say things that may hurt people’s feelings?
Motor disturbance	Does the patient engage in repetitive activities, such as pacing around the house, handling buttons, wrapping string, or doing other things repeatedly?
Depression / dysphoria	Does the patient act as if he or she is sad or in low spirits? Does he or she cry?
Anxiety	Does the patient become upset when separated from you? Does he or she have any other signs of nervousness, such as shortness of breath, sighing, being unable to relax, or feeling excessively tense?
Apathy / indifference	Does the patient seem less interested in his or her usual activities and in the activities and plans of others?
Delusions	Does the patient believe that others are stealing from him or her, or planning to harm him or her in some way?
Hallucinations	Does the patient act as if he or she hears voices? Does he or she talk to people who are not there?