@article{ref1,
title="Behavioral disorders in nursing home residents. 147 consecutive referrals to an interdisciplinary team of consulting specialists",
journal="Ugeskrift for Laeger",
year="1999",
author="Philipsen, M. and Rosenbeck-Hansen, J. V. and Waldemar, G.",
volume="161",
number="43",
pages="5915-5919",
abstract="During a period of 22 months 147 consecutive residents with behavioural disturbances from 80% of the Copenhagen nursing homes were referred to a visiting team of consulting specialists. Each resident was evaluated clinically, and data were recorded in a database. The conditions thought to represent the underlying etiologies were dementia (79%), delirium (28%) and depression (35%). The most commonly observed behavioural symptoms were aggressiveness, vocally disruptive behavior and non-aggressive psychomotor symptoms. The most common interventions suggested by the team were further diagnostic evaluations, adjustment of pharmaceutical treatment, using the life history of the resident as a reference for behaviour management, and psychological behavior management. There is a need for increased focus on systematic diagnosis and treatment of behavioural disorders, observed in nursing homes, which often have multifactorial etiology.<p /><p>Language: da</p>",
language="da",
issn="0041-5782",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}