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Peisah, Carmelle; Snowdon, John; Kril, Jillian; Rodriguez, Michael – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2007
The neuropathological correlates of suicide in older persons have received little research attention. Our recent study of elderly suicide victims from an Australian forensic medicine department (n = 143), unlike a previous case-control study, did not find an increased prevalence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in older persons who committed suicide…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Dementia, Suicide, Pathology
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Zeisel, John; Silverstein, Nina M.; Hyde, Joan; Levkoff, Sue; Lawton, M. Powell; Holmes, William – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: We systematically measured the associations between environmental design features of nursing home special care units and the incidence of aggression, agitation, social withdrawal, depression, and psychotic problems among persons living there who have Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder. Design and Methods: We developed and tested a…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Quality of Life, Nursing Homes, Health Facilities