Agitated behavior in persons with dementia: The relationship between type of behavior, its frequency, and its disruptiveness

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 64-69

  Cohen Mansfield, Jiska ^a,b,c  

^a Research Institute on Aging of the Charles E Smith Life Communities   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Agitation; Behavior frequency; Behavior type; Dementia; Level of disruptiveness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; AGGRESSIVENESS; AGITATION; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL HOSTILITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGGRESSION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 53149098256     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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