title: The elderly, dementia, aggression and risk assessment.
abstract: There are no clear comprehensive guidelines on risk assessment with the elderly. This paper reviews the literature relevant to the subject in conjunction with the case history of a patient with dementia who committed homicide whilst in residential care. Suggestions concerning factors to be taken into consideration during risk assessment are made.
authors.affiliation: Broadmoor Hospital, Crowthorne, Berks, UK.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hindley
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D001284:Atrophy / Q000473:pathology; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology