Citation

Patel V, Hope RA. Acta Psychiatr. Scand. 1992; 85(2): 131-135.

Affiliation

Maudsley Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1543038

Abstract

We describe the types of aggressive behaviour and determine their prevalence in a sample of hospitalized elderly psychiatric patients. Data were obtained by nurse ratings of aggressive behaviour using the recently developed Rating Scale for Aggressive Behaviour in the Elderly; 90 patients were rated over a 3-d period. Nearly half the sample were at least mildly aggressive; the frequencies of some specific types of aggressive behaviour were high. In contrast, the frequency of injuries and the use of restraints and medication for aggressive behaviour were low. Some correlates of the aggressive behaviour were also analysed.

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