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Prevalence and correlates of aggressive behaviours occurring in patients with Alzheimer's disease
Author(s)Rebecca Eastley, Gordon K Wilcock
Journal titleInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 12, no 4,, April 1997
Pagespp 484-487
KeywordsAggression ; Dementia ; Correlation.
AnnotationA retrospective note review was performed to classify patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) according to whether they were verbally or physically aggressive (assaultive), or non-aggressive. The characteristics of the three groups were compared. 52% exhibited some aggressive behaviour. 91 patients (35%) were reported to be verbally aggressive and a further 46 (18%) were assaultive to their carers. Male gender and the presence of dyspraxia both increased the likelihood of assaultive behaviour. Verbal aggression was not associated with any of the clinical features measured. Aggressive behaviour is a common phenomenon in AD, and approximately one in five sufferers is assaultive.
Accession NumberCPA-970807238 A
ClassmarkEPB: EA: 49

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