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| Relationship between aggressive behaviors depression among nursing home residents with dementia | | Author(s) | A Srikumar Menon, Ann L Gruber-Baldini, J Richard Hebel |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 16, no 2, February 2001 |
| Pages | pp 139-146 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Aggression ; Depression ; Patients [nursing homes] ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Verbal and physical aggression are common behaviour problems among nursing home residents with dementia. Depression is also a common but under-diagnosed disorder in nursing home residents. Data collected on some 1,100 residents with dementia, newly admitted to a sample of 59 nursing homes across Maryland (MD) were analysed to determine if there is a relationship between depression and physical and verbal aggression. Residents with dementia who manifested physical or verbal aggression had a higher prevalence of depression than those without such behaviours. The findings suggest that nursing home residents with aggressive behaviours should be screened for depression and treated. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010227221 A |
| Classmark | EA: EPB: ENR: LHB:LF: 7T |
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