title: Behavioural management of aggression in dementia: a randomized controlled trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the efficacy of a brief behaviour management training programme for family carers of patients with dementia and aggressive behaviour.
  
  
  METHODS
  A randomized controlled trial of a four-session, community-based behaviour management programme. The primary outcome measure was the Rating Scale for Aggressive Behaviour in the Elderly.
  
  
  METHODS
  62 patients with dementia, and their co-resident carers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were no significant differences in aggression scores between behaviour management and control groups at follow-up. After adjusting for baseline differences in Rating Scale for Aggressive Behaviour in the Elderly scores, there was a trend towards a reduction in aggressive behaviour in the patients in the behaviour management group compared with those in the control group (F = 3.37, P = 0.071).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study adds to the small evidence base for the effectiveness of behavioural management strategies in dementia.
authors.affiliation: Section of Old Age Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, UK.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gormley
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lyons
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Howard
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D001519:Behavior; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales