@article{ref1,
title="Behavioral disturbances in geropsychiatric inpatients across dementia types",
journal="Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology",
year="2000",
author="Kunik, M. E. and Huffman, J. C. and Bharani, N. and Hillman, S. L. and Molinari, V. A. and Orengo, C. A.",
volume="13",
number="1",
pages="49-52",
abstract="The objective of this study was to compare differences in behavioral, psychiatric, and cognitive status among geropsychiatric inpatients with Alzheimer's, vascular, alcohol-induced, and mixed dementia. Participants included 150 patients with dementia consecutively admitted to an acute geropsychiatric inpatient unit. Measures included the Mini-Mental State Examination, Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory, Cumulative Illness Rating Scale, Basic and Independent Activities of Daily Living, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale for Schizophrenia, and the Initiation/Perseveration subscale of the Dementia Rating Scale. No significant differences existed in the character or severity of agitation among patients with Alzheimer's, vascular, alcohol-related and mixed dementia. Interestingly, patients with vascular dementia compared to patients with other dementias admitted for behavioral disturbances were less cognitively impaired and more medically burdened.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0891-9887",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}