Citation

Warnock JK, Burke WJ, Huerter C. Am. J. Geriatr. Psychiatry 1999; 7(2): 166-170.

Affiliation

The Department of Psychiatry, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center-Tulsa, Tulsa, OK 74129, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10322245

Abstract

Self-injurious behavior (SIB) is a polymorphous and poorly understood phenomenon, probably representing the final common pathway arising from a variety of etiologies. SIB is a clinical problem that affects elderly patients, but has received little attention. Although the specific prevalence rates of SIB in elderly patients with dementia is unknown, the lack of data is striking, considering the frequency with which geriatric psychiatrists may be consulted for these and related behavioral problems. The authors present four cases of elderly patients with SIB and dementia who responded favorably to psychopharmacologic treatment.

Language: en