Agitation and Aggression Are 2 Different Syndromes in Persons With Dementia

J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2018 Dec;19(12):1035-1038. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2018.07.014. Epub 2018 Sep 6.

Authors

Ladislav Volicer¹, Elizabeth Galik²

Affiliations

¹ School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; Third Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. Electronic address: lvolicer@usf.edu.
² University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD.

PMID: 30197272
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2018.07.014

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Aged
Aggression / psychology*
Dementia / psychology*
Humans
Nursing Homes*
Psychomotor Agitation / psychology*
Syndrome
Terminology as Topic*