“…Numerous papers and chapters have described issues related to dierent aspects of the problem. Prevalence rates have been examined in the nursing home (Burgio et al, 1988;Cariaga et al, 1991;Hallberg, Norberg and Eriksson, 1990;Jackson et al, 1989;Sloane and Mathew, 1991;Wayne et al, 1991), as well as in the community (Baumgarten, Becker and Gauthier, 1990;Burns, Jacoby and Levy, 1990;Dawson and Reid, 1987;Hamel et al, 1990;Spector, 1991;Swearer, 1994). Several studies examined the correlates and characteristics of the elderly person manifesting speci®c behaviors (Burns et al, 1990;Cohen-Mans®eld et al, 1991;Cohen-Mans®eld, Marx and Werner, 1992;Cohen-Mans®eld and Werner, 1995;Lloyd, Hafner and Holme, 1995;Patterson et al, 1990;Spector and Jackson, 1994).…”