Delusional misidentification and aggression in Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 581-585

  Silva, J A ^a   Leong, G B ^b,c   Weinstock, R ^d,e   Ruiz Sweeney, M ^f  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Western State Hospital Tacoma   (United States)

^c Department of Psychiatry ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Greater Los Angeles Veterans Health Care System   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Alzheimer's disease; Capgras syndrome; Delusional misidentification; Dementia; Forensic science; Psychosis; Syndrome of intermetamorphosis; Violence

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; DELUSION; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS;

AGED; AGGRESSION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DELUSIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0034987407     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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