Review: Verbal agitation in dementia: The role of discomfort

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 193-201

  Lemay, Marianne ^a   Landreville, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alzheimers disease; Behavioral symptoms; Dementia; Discomfort; Verbal agitation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ASSESSMENT OF DISCOMFORT IN DEMENTIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHECKLIST OF NONVERBAL PAIN INDICATORS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISCOMFORT BEHAVIOR SCALE; DISCOMFORT SCALE FOR PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA OF THE ALZHEIMER TYPE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; PAIN; PHYSICAL DISCOMFORT; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL DISCOMFORT; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; SERIAL TRIAL INTERVENTION; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOM; THEORETICAL MODEL; VERBAL AGITATION;

EID: 77952122970     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317509356687     Document Type: Review

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