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Toward international consensus on the definition of agitation in cognitive disorders

Commentary on “Agitation in cognitive disorders: Progress in the International Psychogeriatric Association consensus clinical and research definition” by Sano et al.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 March 2023

Diego De Leo  and
Josephine Zammarrelli
Diego De Leo*
Affiliation:
Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4122, Australia Slovene Center for Suicide Research, Primorska University, Koper, 600, Slovenia De Leo Fund, 35137 Padua, Italy Italian Psychogeriatric Association, 25121 Brescia, Italy
Josephine Zammarrelli
Affiliation:
De Leo Fund, 35137 Padua, Italy
*
Email: d.deleo@griffith.edu.au
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 36 , Special Issue 4: Issue Theme: Behavioral and Physical Impairments in Persons with Cognitive Disorders , April 2024 , pp. 221 - 223
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