Psychotic symptoms in Alzheimer's disease are not associated with more severe neuropathologic features.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Symptoms of complicated grief are associated with a traumatic death. However, the subjective experience of whether or not the death was considered traumatic has not been substantially explored. This study first examined the difference between objective and subjective traumatic death, and then investigated th...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Tang S,Chow AY

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We assessed eight-year mortality rates and predictors in a rural cohort of elderly individuals with cognitive impairment. METHODS:A total of 1,035 individuals, including 155 (15.0%) individuals with cognitive impairment, no dementia (CIND), and 69 (6.7%) individuals with clinically diagnosed dementia were f...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Park JE,Lee JY,Suh GH,Kim BS,Cho MJ

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies generally describe the relationship between physical fitness and cognitive function by measuring only one or two specific cognitive tasks. In addition, in spite of the significant increase in life expectancy, the age of participants in these studies does not extend beyond a mean age of 70 years. This...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Netz Y,Dwolatzky T,Zinker Y,Argov E,Agmon R

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this randomized clinical trial were to investigate the impact of the discontinuation of long-term antipsychotics in residents with dementia in chronic care institutions and to identify clinical predictors of safe discontinuation. Subjects included 34 residents with dementia who were on antipsychotics...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： van Reekum R,Clarke D,Conn D,Herrmann N,Eryavec G,Cohen T,Ostrander L

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and seven newly diagnosed, untreated patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) were divided into two groups according to their age at reported onset of symptoms. Of these, 79 patients were under age 70 (early-onset) and 28 patients were age 70 and over (late-onset). The group of 50 control subjects comprised ...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Reid WG

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS) is characterized by distinct visual hallucinations and ocularpathology causing visual impairment in patients with insight and the absence of psychiatric comorbidity. The number of reported cases of CBS is expanding as the population ages and the prevalence of vision disorder...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Bergman Y,Barak Y

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dementia is defined as global cognitive impairment that interferes with function; however, function has been less well measured than cognition in anti-dementia drug trials. In the modern era of anti-dementia clinical trials, measurement of function has improved by differentiating between the aspects of function that h...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Rockwood K

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Older migrants with dementia and limited English language proficiency in residential care may have unmet needs for social interaction. This project compared verbal communication and prescribed psychiatric medication of Greek and Italian residents with dementia in ethno-specific and mainstream residential car...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Runci SJ,Eppingstall BJ,O'Connor DW

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A careful characterization of behavioral abnormalities in corticobasal degeneration syndrome (CBDS) and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) by reliable tools is still lacking. Literature data provided evidence of the usefulness of the Frontal Behavioral Inventory (FBI) to operationalize such disturbances, p...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Borroni B,Alberici A,Agosti C,Cosseddu M,Padovani A

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pervasive scarcity of resources relative to the demands upon them makes it necessary for decision makers to think carefully about choices. Evidence from economics can help to inform such choices, particularly as it relates to costs, outcomes, the efficiency with which resources are used, the distribution of benefi...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Knapp M

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few instruments are available with which to measure behavioral and psychological signs and symptoms in Hispanic patients with dementia. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to develop and evaluate a 17-item scale adapted from the Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist. This measure, the Behavior Problem...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Harwood DG,Barker WW,Ownby RL,Bravo M,Aguero H,Duara R

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is increasing interest in identifying novel cognitive paradigms to help detect preclinical dementia. Promising results have been found in clinical settings using the Semantic Interference Test (SIT), a modification of an existing episodic memory test (Fuld Object Memory Evaluation) that exploits vulner...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Snitz BE,Loewenstein DA,Chang CC,Lee CW,Vander Bilt J,Saxton J,Ganguli M

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes how demented immigrants' communicative performance together with caregivers who speak/do not speak these people's native language relates to the demented persons' cognitive, linguistic, and neuropsychological abilities. The study was carried out among demented persons who were born in Finland and ...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Ekman SL,Wahlin TB,Viitanen M,Norberg A,Winblad B

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors conducted a survey of members of the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) to determine the state of development of both the profession of geriatric psychiatry and services for mentally ill elderly. Ratings for both issues were based on a scale of 1 to 4, with 1 being little to no development and...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Reifler BV,Cohen W

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the high prevalence and morbidity of minor and subsyndromal depression in primary care elderly people, there are few data to identify those at highest risk of poor outcomes. The goal of this observational cohort study was to characterize the one-year outcomes of minor and subsyndromal depression, exa...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Lyness JM,Chapman BP,McGriff J,Drayer R,Duberstein PR

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Knowledge about the daily life of older adults with psychiatric disabilities is extremely limited, especially from the standpoint of the individual. The overall aim of this study was to describe and analyze the ways in which older adults with a psychiatric disability experience places, social relations and a...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Nordström M,Dunér A,Olin E,Wijk H

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One in three adults, most of whom are living in a care home at the time, dies with dementia. Their end-of-life is often in hospital, where they may experience uncomfortable interventions without known benefit and die rapidly with uncontrolled pain and comfort needs. This study aimed to improve end-of-life ca...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Livingston G,Lewis-Holmes E,Pitfield C,Manela M,Chan D,Constant E,Jacobs H,Wills G,Carson N,Morris J

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research shows that lipid levels may be associated with cognitive function, particularly among women. We aimed to examine total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and HDL/LDL ratio in relation to cognitive performance, measured w...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Chanti-Ketterl M,Andel R,Lerch O,Laczo J,Hort J

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In old age, both apathy and depression have been associated with an increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This study evaluated the mediating role of cardiovascular risk factors in the relationship of apathy and mood symptoms with incident CVD. METHODS:Prospective cohort study of 1,790 community-dwell...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Eurelings LS,Jaccard J,Moll van Charante EP,Eikelenboom P,Ligthart SA,van Gool WA,Richard E

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noncognitive or behavioral and psychological symptoms (BPSD) are common in vascular dementia. Many occur with the same frequency as in Alzheimer's disease, though depression, emotional lability, and apathy may be more common and psychosis less so. There is a particularly strong relationship between cerebrovascular dis...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： O'Brien J

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past five to ten years, neuroimaging capability for neurodegenerative diseases has made remarkable progress. However, debate remains as to the true clinical utility of these advanced and costly investigations. Not only is the place of these tests in diagnostic algorithms unclear, but the access to them varies...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Ritchie CW,Ames D,Burke JR,Bustin J,Connelly P,Laczo J,Portet F

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical presentations in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) overlap considerably with that of Alzheimer's disease (AD) despite different pathological processes. Autopsy studies have also shown that multiple brain pathology occurs frequently, even in cases with a single cli...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Piguet O,Halliday GM,Creasey H,Broe GA,Kril JJ

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Seeking medical advice for dementia involves an understanding of norms, values and attitudes towards care-giving and inter-dependency, which are culturally bounded. We hypothesize that local culture and socioeconomic structure affect our Chinese patients who present with forgetfulness to our memory clinic. ...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Sheng B,Law CB,Yeung KM

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive decline, commonly first recognized as memory impairment, is a typical feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Neuropathological changes in the cerebral cortex and limbic system lead to deficits in learning, memory, language, and visuospatial skills. The precise nature of cognitive dysfunction reflects the distr...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Corey-Bloom J

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to determine levels, rates and progression of apathy in healthy older persons and to investigate factors associated with its progression. METHODS:Seventy-six healthy elderly subjects, aged 58-85 years (mean 69.9), who were recruited by general advertisement and through local commun...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Brodaty H,Altendorf A,Withall A,Sachdev P

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Older widowers have high rates of completed suicide but have rarely been the subject of systematic inquiry. We investigated the prevalence of depressive symptoms and major depressive episodes (MDEs) in recently widowed older men over the first 13 months after bereavement. We employed a matched-pair longitudinal design...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Byrne GJ,Raphael B

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The impact of spousal bereavement on mental health varies among the widowed. More information is needed on factors influencing bereavement outcome. METHOD:We conducted a cross-sectional study on a sample of 216 widowed individuals. Initial non-response was high, with only 8% of all approached persons partic...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Onrust S,Cuijpers P,Smit F,Bohlmeijer E

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are difficulties in accurately defining patients with vascular dementia (VaD) and, therefore, little is known about the characteristics of this population. OBJECTIVE:To examine the population characteristics in patients with VaD enrolled in two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 24-week cli...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Pratt RD

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Qualitative research has suggested that spousal carers of someone with dementia differ in terms of whether they perceive their relationship with that person as continuous with the premorbid relationship or as radically different, and that a perception of continuity may be associated with more person-centered...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Riley GA,Fisher G,Hagger BF,Elliott A,Le Serve H,Oyebode JR

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intracranial volume (ICV) has been proposed as a measure of maximum lifetime brain size. Accurate ICV measures require neuroimaging which is not always feasible for epidemiologic investigations. We examined head circumference as a useful surrogate for ICV in older adults. METHODS:99 older adults underwent M...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Hshieh TT,Fox ML,Kosar CM,Cavallari M,Guttmann CR,Alsop D,Marcantonio ER,Schmitt EM,Jones RN,Inouye SK

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00