Nonpharmacological treatment of inappropriate sexual behavior in dementia: The case of the pink panther

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 612-613

  Hahn Swanson, Collaborator Carolyn ^a   Tune, Larry E ^a   Rosenberg, Julie ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM;

AGED; AGITATION; ANAMNESIS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; DEMENTIA; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVIATION; BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

AGED; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 50349096632     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e31816ff348     Document Type: Letter

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