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Verbal aggression in Alzheimer's disease. Clinical, functional and neuropsychological correlates.

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Title: Verbal aggression in Alzheimer's disease. Clinical, functional and neuropsychological correlates.
Authors: Eustace, A., Kidd, N., Greene, E., Fallon, C., Bhrain, S. Ni, Cunningham, C., Coen, R., Walsh, J. B., Coakley, D., Lawlor, B. A.
Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. Sep2001, Vol. 16 Issue 9, p858-861. 4p. 2 Charts.
Subjects: Invective, Neuropsychology, Alzheimer's disease, Dementia, Mental depression, Delusions
Abstract: Objectives To determine the clinical, functional and neuropsychological correlates of verbal aggression in Alzheimer's disease in a group of consecutive first attendees to a memory clinic. Methods 150 people were evaluated and diagnosed as suffering with probable Alzheimer's disease. These people were tested using the Behave-AD for the presence of verbal aggression, delusions, depression and agitation. They were also assessed with cognitive, functional and neuropsychological scales. Results Twenty-eight per cent of this group of Alzheimer patients had exhibited some verbal aggression in the preceding month. Male gender (p = 0.022), the presence of paranoid and delusional ideation (p = 0.003) and agitation (p = 0.042) were significantly associated with verbal aggression in a stepwise backward logistic regression analysis. Conclusion The presence of verbal aggression should prompt the clinician to search for delusional ideation, which may respond to phamacotherapy. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Objectives To determine the clinical, functional and neuropsychological correlates of verbal aggression in Alzheimer's disease in a group of consecutive first attendees to a memory clinic. Methods 150 people were evaluated and diagnosed as suffering with probable Alzheimer's disease. These people were tested using the Behave-AD for the presence of verbal aggression, delusions, depression and agitation. They were also assessed with cognitive, functional and neuropsychological scales. Results Twenty-eight per cent of this group of Alzheimer patients had exhibited some verbal aggression in the preceding month. Male gender (p = 0.022), the presence of paranoid and delusional ideation (p = 0.003) and agitation (p = 0.042) were significantly associated with verbal aggression in a stepwise backward logistic regression analysis. Conclusion The presence of verbal aggression should prompt the clinician to search for delusional ideation, which may respond to phamacotherapy. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:08856230
DOI:10.1002/gps.410