Physicians' practice and familiarity with treatment for agitation associated with dementia in Israeli nursing homes

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 236-244

  Cohen Mansfield, Jiska ^a   Juravel Jaffe, Atarah ^b   Cohen, Aaron ^c,d   Rasooly, Iris ^c   Golander, Hava ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b MACCABI HEALTHCARE SERVICES   (Israel)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^d HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

agitation; dementia; non pharmacological interventions; older persons; psychotropic medication

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; DONEPEZIL; DOXEPIN; ENEMA; GABAPENTIN; HALOPERIDOL; LAXATIVE; LORAZEPAM; MEGESTROL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIRTAZAPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; OMEPRAZOLE; PERPHENAZINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; RIVASTIGMINE; SEDATIVE AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; THIORIDAZINE; TRAZODONE; TRICLOFOS; VALPROIC ACID; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL;

ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MUSIC THERAPY; NURSING HOME; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; REINFORCEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEMENTIA; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOMES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84871509718     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S104161021200172X     Document Type: Article

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