Abstract
Aggression is a common form of behavioral disturbance in dementia. Strategies to prevent and treat aggressive behavior are underdeveloped. However, recent work points to several modifiable risk factors that may be targets for intervention. Pain management is an evidence-based, feasible, but potentially underused, strategy that may be incorporated with other behavioral interventions to prevent aggression. In this article, we review areas of overlap in interventions for pain and for behavioral disturbances and describe an intervention concept that may hold promise for older adults with dementia who are at risk of developing aggressive behavior.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 41-47 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2012 |
Keywords
- aggression
- dementia
- nonpharmacologic interventions for pain
- pain
- pain management
- preventive measures
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience
- Clinical Psychology
- Geriatrics and Gerontology
- Psychiatry and Mental health