The Threatening and Violent Dementia Patient

Whitney Carlson, MD

University of Washington

 Learning Objectives

 

By the end of this lecture, you should be able to:

• Know the steps to evaluate patients with dementia who display threatening or violent behavior.
• Know ways to keep patients and staff safe in the context of evaluating patients displaying threatening or violent behaviors.
• Know how to implement best evidence-based practices in the management of violent and agitated patients with dementia.

[From the Spring 2020 Geriatric Healthcare Lecture Series (Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias)]