TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Behavioral disturbances in geropsychiatric inpatients across dementia types
JO  - Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology
A1  - Kunik, M. E.
A1  - Huffman, J. C.
A1  - Bharani, N.
A1  - Hillman, S. L.
A1  - Molinari, V. A.
A1  - Orengo, C. A.
SP  - 49
EP  - 52
VL  - 13
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0891-9887
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -