Royall D R
Department of Psychiatry, Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital, San Antonio, Texas.
Exp Aging Res. 1994 Apr-Jun;20(2):73-94. doi: 10.1080/03610739408253955.
Frontal lobe executive control functions (ECF) are proposed as a source of problem behavior in dementia. The behavior and personality changes that follow frontal lobe brain damage overlap with those seen in dementia, and frontal lobe structural and metabolic lesions can be demonstrated across a variety of dementing illnesses. ECF help explain the importance of social and environmental cues in the production of disruptive behavior and suggest interpersonal strategies for their control. This model has considerable face validity and leads to several testable hypotheses.
额叶执行控制功能（ECF）被认为是痴呆症中问题行为的一个根源。额叶脑损伤后出现的行为和人格变化与痴呆症中所见的变化重叠，并且在各种痴呆性疾病中都能发现额叶结构和代谢损伤。ECF有助于解释社会和环境线索在破坏性行为产生中的重要性，并提出控制这些行为的人际策略。该模型具有相当高的表面效度，并导致了几个可检验的假设。
