Does Behavioral Improvement with Haloperidol or Trazodone Treatment Depend on Psychosis or Mood Symptoms in Patients with Dementia?

Mild depressive symptoms in patients with dementia and agitated behavior are associated with greater behavioral improvement by trazodone-treated patients. In contrast, the presence of delusions in concert with behavioral disturbance does not necessarily predict greater behavioral improvement with haloperidol treatment than in subjects without signs of psychosis.