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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.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10713584 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(200003)15:3<254::aid-gps103>3.0.co;2-t
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Geriatr Psychiatry ISSN: 0885-6230 Impact factor: 3.485