An individualized psychosocial approach for "treatment resistant" behavioral symptoms of dementia among aged care residents

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 859-873

  Davison, Tanya E ^a   Hudgson, Catherine ^b   McCabe, Marita P ^a   George, Kuruvilla ^b   Buchanan, Greg ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Aged Persons Mental Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care; Behavior therapy; BPSD; Dementia; Staff burden

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGGRESSIVENESS; AGITATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548089403     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610206004224     Document Type: Article

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