Psychiatric and behavioural symptoms and the use of psychotropic medication in Special Care Units and Regular Units in Norwegian nursing homes

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 568-573

  Selbæk, Geir ^a,b   Kirkevold, Øyvind ^c,d   Engedal, Knut ^a,b,e  

^a INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Vestfold Mental Health Care Trust   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dementia; Health services research; Nursing home care; Psychiatric and behavioural symptoms; Psychotropic drugs; Special Care Unit; Type of care

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORWAY; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOSIS;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NORWAY; NURSING HOMES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS;

EID: 56049088772     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2007.00576.x     Document Type: Article

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