Objective:

Both posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dementia have been associated with a variety of behavioral changes; however, little is known about the behavioral consequences of comorbid PTSD and dementia. An integrative review was conducted to identify and examine studies reporting on behavioral disturbances in Veterans with PTSD and dementia.

Methods:

PubMed and PsychINFO databases were searched for articles on behavioral disturbances in Veterans with comorbid PTSD and dementia.

Results:

Seven studies met inclusion for this review, sampling a total of 822 Veterans. Preliminary findings suggest that though Veterans with dementia and comorbid PTSD may present with more difficult behavioral symptoms, they do not typically display increased levels of aggression.

Conclusion:

Given the limited study inventory, the key finding from this review highlights the lack of methodologically rigorous empirical studies on this topic. A research agenda is proposed to encourage future studies to address gaps in the literature.

中文翻译：

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对痴呆和 PTSD 退伍军人行为障碍的综合评价

客观的：

创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 和痴呆症都与多种行为改变有关；然而，对于共病 PTSD 和痴呆的行为后果知之甚少。进行了一项综合审查，以识别和检查关于患有 PTSD 和痴呆的退伍军人行为障碍的研究报告。

方法：

在 PubMed 和 PsychINFO 数据库中搜索了有关合并有 PTSD 和痴呆的退伍军人行为障碍的文章。

结果：

七项研究符合本次审查的要求，共抽样了 822 名退伍军人。初步研究结果表明，尽管患有痴呆症和合并创伤后应激障碍的退伍军人可能会出现更困难的行为症状，但他们通常不会表现出更高的攻击性水平。

结论：

鉴于研究库存有限，本次审查的主要发现强调了该主题缺乏方法上严谨的实证研究。提出了一项研究议程，以鼓励未来的研究解决文献中的空白。