title: Multicomponent intervention for agitated behavior in a person with Alzheimer's disease.
abstract: We evaluated a multicomponent intervention for agitated behavior in a man with probable Alzheimer's disease. Hypotheses about variables controlling his agitated behavior guided intervention design. Based on staff interviews, direct observations, and brief experimental probes, intervention components were chosen to increase rate of reinforcement and decrease aversive aspects of his job. Intervention reduced agitated behavior without disrupting his work rate.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Bakke
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kvale
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: McCarten
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maddox
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cleary
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001288:Attention; D003631:Day Care, Medical; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D012931:Social Environment