The outcomes of an inpatient treatment program for geriatric patients with dementia and dysfunctional behaviors

Gerontologist

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 668-676

  Holm, Alvin ^a,b   Michel, Matthew ^a   Stern, Greg A ^a   Hung, Tsui Min ^a   Klein, Theresa ^a   Flaherty, Linda ^a   Michel, Sara ^a   Maletta, Gabe ^c  

^a UNIV OF MINNESOTA HOSP AND CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c MMC 293   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Disruptive behavior; Geriatric psychiatry

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PSYCHOSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033392306     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/39.6.668     Document Type: Article

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