An attempt to determine the benefits of a 'home-for-life' principle in residential care for people with dementia and behavioural problems: A comparative cohort study

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 6-14

  Macdonald, Alastair ^a,c   Philpot, Michael ^b   Briggs, Catherine ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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

^c Ladywell House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antipsychotic; Behaviour; Dementia; Mortality; Relocation

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CHLORPROMAZINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DETERIORATION; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MODEL; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSING HOMES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042598983     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000077729     Document Type: Article

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