Non-pharmacological interventions for agitation in dementia: Systematic review of randomised controlled trials

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 205, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 436-442

  Livingston, Gill ^a,e   Kelly, Lynsey ^a   Lewis Holmes, Elanor ^a   Baio, Gianluca ^b   Morris, Stephen ^c   Patel, Nishma ^c   Omar, Rumana Z ^b   Katona, Cornelius ^d   Cooper, Claudia ^d  

^a Unit of Mental Health Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^b UCL Medical School Royal Free Campus   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Applied Health Research ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e Charles Bell House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGITATION; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DEMENTIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MUSIC THERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SENSORY STIMULATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAINING; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPLICATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEMENTIA; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; MUSIC THERAPY; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOCIOENVIRONMENTAL THERAPY;

EID: 84916633152     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.113.141119     Document Type: Article

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