Aggressive behaviour by people with dementia in residential care settings: A review

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 611-618

  Pulsford, D ^a   Duxbury, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Behavioural and psychological symptoms; Challenging behaviour; Dementia; Person centred care; Violence

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGGRESSION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DEMENTIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FURNITURE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

AGED; AGGRESSION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CAUSALITY; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DEMENTIA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 33748440584     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2006.00964.x     Document Type: Review

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