Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy and side effects of ziprasidone and haloperidol for treating behavioral and mental symptoms in elderly patients with dementia. Method: Sixty patients with senile dementia were randomly divided into two groups and treated with ziprasidone or haloperidol for eight weeks. The behavioral pathology in Alzheimer's disease rating scale (BEHAVE-AD) ,Cohen Mansfield agitation inventory (CMAI) and treatment emergent symptoms scale (TESS) were used to evaluate efficacy a...