Self‐Injurious Behavior in Elderly Patients With DementiaFour Case Reports
作者:
Julia Warnock,
William Burke,
Christopher Huerter,
期刊:
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
(OVID Available online 1999)
卷期:
Volume 7,
issue 2
页码: 166-170
ISSN:1064-7481
年代: 1999
出版商: OVID
关键词: Self-Injury;Clinical/Research Reports;Psychopharmacology
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Self-injurious behavior (SIB) is a polymorphous and poorly understood phenomenon, probably representing the final common pathway arising from a variety of etiologies. SIB is a clinical problem that affects elderly patients, but has received little attention. Although the specific prevalence rates of SIB in elderly patients with dementia is unknown, the lack of data is striking, considering the frequency with which geriatric psychiatrists may be consulted for these and related behavioral problems. The authors present four cases of elderly patients with SIB and dementia who responded favorably to psychopharmacologic treatment.
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