Treatment for agitation in dementia patients: A behavior management approach

Psychotherapy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 436-443

  Teri, Linda ^e   Logsdon, R G ^f   Weiner, M F ^a   Trimmer, C ^a   Thal, L ^b   Whall, A L ^c   Peskind, E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BURNOUT; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; IRRITABILITY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0032432179     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0087766     Document Type: Article

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