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Behavioural changes in people with learning disability and dementia: a descriptive study
Author(s) -
Duggan L,
Lewis M.,
Morgan J.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of intellectual disability research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1365-2788
pISSN - 0964-2633
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2788.1996.762762.x
Subject(s) - dementia , learning disability , psychology , challenging behaviour , behavioural disorders , psychiatry , developmental psychology , gerontology , clinical psychology , medicine , disease , pathology
The behaviour of 12 people with mild and more severe learning disability and dementia is described using Past Behavioural History Inventory (PBHI). an instrument devised for the description of behaviour in people of normal intelligence and dementia. The PBHI appears sensitive to behavioural changes. The behavioural changes are described and are similar to those seen in people without a learning disability. Carers were unaware of the behavioural changes associated with dementia. The behavioural changes could be used to assist in the earlier diagnosis and management of dementia in people with learning disability.