Journal article
Relationship of psychosis to aggression, apathy and function in dementia
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Psychosis has been associated with aggression in dementia, but the nature of this relationship has been unclear. There has been very little research into the relations between apathy and functional status to psychosis in dementia. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between psychosis and aggression, apathy, and functional status in outpatients with dementia.
METHODS: The presence of psychosis was assessed by …
Authors
Rapoport MJ; van Reekum R; Freedman M; Streiner D; Simard M; Clarke D; Cohen T; Conn D
Journal
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 123–130
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
February 2001
DOI
10.1002/1099-1166(200102)16:2<123::aid-gps260>3.0.co;2-1
ISSN
0885-6230