Behavioral emergency in the elderly: a descriptive study of patients referred to an Aggression Response Team in an acute hospital

Daniel Simpkins,1 Carmelle Peisah,2,3 Irene Boyatzis1 1Division of Rehabilitation and Aged Care, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, 2School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, 3Discipline of Psychiatry, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia Aim: The management of severely agitated elde...

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Main Authors: Simpkins D, Peisah C, Boyatzis I
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2016-10-01
Series:Clinical Interventions in Aging
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Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/behavioral-emergency-in-the-elderly-a-descriptive-study-of-patients-re-peer-reviewed-article-CIA