TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Aggression in individuals newly diagnosed with dementia
JO  - Journal of Traumatic Stress
A1  - Orengo, Claudia A.
A1  - Khan, Jennifer
A1  - Kunik, Mark E.
A1  - Snow, Andrea L.
A1  - Morgan, Robert
A1  - Steele, Avila
A1  - Cully, Jeffrey A.
A1  - Graham, David P.
SP  - 227
EP  - 232
VL  - 23
IS  - 3
N2  - Aggression is often associated with dementia. In this study, aggression in veterans newly diagnosed with dementia was examined and characterized. Participants were >or=60 years diagnosed with dementia at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston, Texas, from 2001 to 2004. Aggression was defined as a positive caregiver response to 1 or more of 3 probes from the Ryden Aggression Scale, administered during a telephone screen. Of 1276 contacts, 385 (30%) were eligible and agreed to participate; at initial screening, 75 (19.5%) were aggressive (23 [31%] verbally, 9 [12%] physically, 24 [32%] verbally and physically, and 19 [25%] with unspecified aggression). The surprisingly high prevalence of aggression in individuals newly diagnosed with dementia suggests the potential usefulness of early screening for aggression in this population.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0894-9867
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1533317507313373
ID  - ref1
ER  -