Behavioural management of aggression in dementia: A randomized controlled trial

Age and Ageing

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 141-145

  Gormley, Niall ^a,c   Lyons, Declan ^b   Howard, Robert ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c St Senan's Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aggression; Behaviour; Controlled trial; Dementia

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGGRESSION; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 0035001678     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/30.2.141     Document Type: Article

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