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Aggression between residents is prevalent in nursing
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| Article Type: | Brief article |
| Subject: |
Aggressiveness (Psychology)
(Demographic aspects) Aggressiveness (Psychology) (Social aspects) Nursing home patients (Behavior) Nursing home patients (Psychological aspects) |
| Pub Date: | 11/01/2008 |
| Publication: | Name: Human Ecology Publisher: Cornell University, Human Ecology Audience: Academic Format: Magazine/Journal Subject: Health; Science and technology; Social sciences Copyright: COPYRIGHT 2008 Cornell University, Human Ecology ISSN: 1530-7069 |
| Issue: | Date: Nov, 2008 Source Volume: 36 Source Issue: 2 |
| Topic: | Event Code: 290 Public affairs |
| Geographic: | Geographic Scope: United States Geographic Code: 1USA United States |
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| Accession Number: | 231021631 |
| Full Text: |
Karl Pillemer, director of the Cornell Institute for Translational
Research on Aging at the College of Human Ecology, and Dr. Mark Lachs,
chief of the Division of Geriatrics at Weill Cornell Medical College,
received a $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to
conduct the first large-scale study of resident-to-resident verbal and
physical aggression and violence in nursing homes. Their investigation
will look at how extensive such aggression and violence is, what causes
it, and ultimately what can be done to prevent it. The research program
builds on two previous articles co-authored by Pillemer, Lachs, and Tony
Rosen (WCMC) which found that this type of aggression is common, can
result in serious consequences, and requires further study to identify
risk factors and preventative measures. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
| Gale Copyright: | Copyright 2008 Gale, Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. |
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