Citation

Shiwach RS, Patel V. Behav. Neurol. 1993; 6(1): 43-47.

Affiliation

The Maudsley Hospital, London SE5 8AZ, UK Current address: Section of Epidemiology and General Practice, Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8AF, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, IOS Press)

DOI

10.3233/BEN-1993-6107

PMID

24487930

Abstract

We describe a cross-sectional study of aggressive behaviour in a sample of patients suffering from Huntington's disease in a residential nursing home. Data were obtained using the RAGE, a behaviourally oriented rating scale for measuring aggressive behaviour in cognitively impaired patients. Nursing staff rated 27 patients after a 3 day observation period. A third of the sample were rated to be at least mildly aggressive; the frequencies of some specific types of aggressive behaviour were high. In contrast, the frequency of injuries sustained and the use of restraints and medication for aggressive behaviour were low. Aggressive behaviour was found to be significantly related to the degree of functional impairment. These data are compared with those reported in a study using the RAGE to assess aggressive behaviour in a sample of elderly patients with dementia.

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