sundowning
noun[U]
uk/ˈsʌn.daʊ.nɪŋ/us/ˈsʌn.daʊ.nɪŋ/(alsosundown syndrome,uk/ˈsʌn.daʊn ˌsɪn.drəʊm/us/ˈsʌn.daʊn ˌsɪn.droʊm/sundowners syndrome,/ˈsʌn.daʊ.nəz ˌsɪn.drəʊm/us/ˈsʌn.daʊ.nɚz ˌsɪn.droʊm/)changesin adementiapatient'sbehaviouraround thetimethat thesungoes down in theevening:
(阿兹海默症的)日落症候群Management of sundowningbehaviourincludesrestrictionofdaytimesleepandexposuretobrightlights.日落综合征的应对办法包括限制白天睡眠的时间和减少暴露在强光下的时间。
Here are somewaystoeasesundownerssyndrome.以下是缓解日落综合征的一些方法。
- Melatonintreatmentimprovedsleepqualityandsuppressedsundowning.
- Sundowningagitationis acommoncauseof institutionalization ofgeriatricpatientswithdementia.
- Thenurseiscaringfor anelderlyclientwho has beendiagnosedas havingsundownsyndrome.
Mental illnesses
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- adjustment disorder
- age-associated memory impairment
- anhedonia
- anorexia nervosa
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- bulimia
- hoarder
- hoarding
- Hyde
- hypochondriac
- hypochondriasis
- hysterical
- Jekyll and Hyde
- nervous breakdown
- self-alienation
- senility
- somatization
- somatize
- Stockholm syndrome
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