Psychiatric disorder and personality factors associated with suicide in older people: a descriptive and case-control study.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between verbal learning and memory performance and hippocampal volume in subjects with co-morbid type 2 diabetes and major depression compared with healthy control subjects and subjects with type 2 diabetes alone. METHODS:Twenty four subjects with typ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Ajilore O,Lamar M,Medina J,Watari K,Elderkin-Thompson V,Kumar A

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:While a recent task force report recommended that remission from major depression be defined according to DSM criteria, most previous work has used depressive symptom rating scales. The current study sought to identify baseline factors associated with treatment outcome in major depression, diagnosed accordin...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Azar AR,Chopra MP,Cho LY,Coakley E,Rudolph JL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study is to investigate the performance of the clock drawing test as a screening tool for cognitive impairment in Huntington's disease (HD) mutation carriers. METHODS:The performance of the clock drawing test was assessed in 65 mutation carriers using the Shulman and the Freund scoring system...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Terwindt PW,Hubers AA,Giltay EJ,van der Mast RC,van Duijn E

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proper screening of depression among older adults depends on accurate cut-off scores. Recent articles have recommended the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD) for this screening. However, there has been no investigation of the sensitivity and specificity o...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Schreiner AS,Hayakawa H,Morimoto T,Kakuma T

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine years after the initial approval of a cholinergic drug for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease in the USA, a compound with a different pharmacological approach, namely the NMDA antagonist memantine, has been approved for the first time in Europe in 2002. This event led to an enhanced perception of a decade of ba...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Möbius HJ

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We hypothesize that the personality influences the caregiver's depression, burden and distress related to BPSD. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Participants were 105 consecutive patients with dementia and their family caregivers, living at home, attending a Dementia Clinic. A cross-sectional design was used with an app...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Melo G,Maroco J,de Mendonça A

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deliberate self harm (DSH) in later life is under researched and is believed to be related to both mental illness and suicide. AIMS:The aim of the study was to examine deliberate self-harm (DSH) in older people presenting to acute hospital services over three years. METHOD:This was a retrospective observat...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Lamprecht HC,Pakrasi S,Gash A,Swann AG

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mini-mental state exam (MMSE) has been used to address questions such as determination of appropriate cutoff scores for differentiation of individuals with intact cognitive function from patients with dementia and rate of cognitive decline. However, little is known about the relationship of performance i...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Guerrero-Berroa E,Luo X,Schmeidler J,Rapp MA,Dahlman K,Grossman HT,Haroutunian V,Beeri MS

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the efficacy of the chronic usage of the cholinesterase inhibitor rivastigmine in patients with dementia in the prevention of delirium in case of hospitalisation. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Non-geriatric wards of an 1120 bed general teaching hospital in s-Hertogenbosch, The N...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Dautzenberg PL,Mulder LJ,Olde Rikkert MG,Wouters CJ,Loonen AJ

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to assess the effect of socioeconomic status and physical activity on cognitive function using a large population-based survey data in China. METHODS:We took advantage of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey conducted in 2014 to examine the relationship between sociodemographic, physica...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Zhang Y,Gu Y,Zhang Y,Liu X,Zhang Y,Wu W,Chen X,Wang Q,Tan X

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Scales measuring cognitive and executive functions are integral to the assessment and management of patients with suspected cognitive impairment. Some of the most commonly used cognitive tests are now subject to copyright restrictions. Furthermore, no existing scale assesses both executive and cognitive abil...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Burns A,Harrison JR,Symonds C,Morris J

更新日期：2020-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Currently available pharmacological treatments in Alzheimer's disease (AD) have been associated with modest benefits to cognition, but the impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is less well established. Our aim was to determine if decline of specific cognitive functions commonly associated with AD ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Bosboom PR,Almeida OP

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Computer-administered assessment of cognitive function is being increasingly incorporated in clinical trials; however, its performance in these settings has not been systematically evaluated. DESIGN:The Seniors Health and Activity Research Program pilot trial (N = 73) developed a computer-based tool for ass...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Espeland MA,Katula JA,Rushing J,Kramer AF,Jennings JM,Sink KM,Nadkarni NK,Reid KF,Castro CM,Church T,Kerwin DR,Williamson JD,Marottoli RA,Rushing S,Marsiske M,Rapp SR,LIFE Study Group.

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuropathological studies suggest that the association between neurodegenerative brain damage and clinical symptoms may be stronger in women than in men; therefore women are more likely to express neurodegeneration as clinical dementia. Furthermore, a recent 18F-FDG PET study explored gender differences in t...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Perneczky R,Diehl-Schmid J,Förstl H,Drzezga A,Kurz A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Meta-analyses of antidepressant drug treatment trials have found that increasing age is associated with a less favourable outcome. Because the prevalence of geriatric characteristics, like disability, medical co-morbidity, malnutrition, cognitive (dys)function and frailty increase with age and are associated ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Benraad CE,Kamerman-Celie F,van Munster BC,Oude Voshaar RC,Spijker J,Olde Rikkert MG

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to predict rehospitalisation in a psychiatric clinic in older inpatients with a psychotic disorder. METHODS/DESIGN:In this prospective, observational study, all eligible inpatients aged 55 years and over with a primary psychotic disorder, admitted to a specialised ward for old...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Kist N,van den Berg JF,Kok RM

更新日期：2020-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effectiveness of dementia programmes and report factors related to programme outcomes. To describe the characteristics which placed hostel residents at risk for nursing home placement and to measure changes in dependencies and impairments over 2 years. DESIGN:Longitudinal, quasi-experimental u...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Rosewarne R,Bruce A,McKenna M

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationships between apathy, depression and functional impairment in questionable dementia (QD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are complex. This study aimed to explore the interactions between severity of apathy, depression and functional performance; and to investigate the effects of apathy alone, depres...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Lam LC,Tam CW,Chiu HF,Lui VW

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Limited data are available on how older adults access public mental health systems. This study examines how uninsured or publicly insured older adults with severe mental illness in San Diego County initially accessed the public mental health system, as well as their subsequent use of public mental health serv...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Gilmer TP,Ojeda VD,Fuentes D,Criado V,Garcia P

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the association between early parental death and the risk of dementia in adult life and to examine the risk factors associated with early parental death in people with and without dementia. METHODS/DESIGN:A population-based case-control study of a sample of 65 997 participants from the Survey of H...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Conde-Sala JL,Garre-Olmo J

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to investigate the association of alcohol use disorder (AUD) with four candidate genes in older Korean men: aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2, 1/2), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF, val66met), serotonin transporter gene linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR, s/l), and methylenetetrahydro...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Shin S,Stewart R,Ferri CP,Kim JM,Shin IS,Kim SW,Yang SJ,Yoon JS

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Based on the hypothesis that declarative memory and navigation ability depend on hippocampal integrity, and the fact that declarative memory declines early in Alzheimer's disease (AD), the authors suggest that topographical disorientation (TD) will be an early manifestation of AD. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Patie...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Pai MC,Jacobs WJ

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebral white matter hyperintensities on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans have been associated with vascular disease and late-life depression, both in the general population and in psychiatric patients. Therefore, a cerebrovascular etiology for late-onset depression has been hypothesized. However, lon...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Versluis CE,van der Mast RC,van Buchem MA,Bollen EL,Blauw GJ,Eekhof JA,van der Wee NJ,de Craen AJ,PROSPER Study.

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a borderline state between age-associated cognitive decline and mild dementia. MCI is separated from mild dementia by an absence of global intellectual deterioration and the preservation of activities of daily living (ADL). However, even mild degrees of cognitive deteriorat...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Perneczky R,Pohl C,Sorg C,Hartmann J,Tosic N,Grimmer T,Heitele S,Kurz A

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Social network (SN) has been known to impact on cognitive function in late life. However, knowledge regarding the link between SN of various types and cognitive decline (CD) is limited. This study's aim was to investigate which types of SN are associated with reduced risk of CD 2 years later among community-...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Kim YB,Lee SH

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to identify whether the onset and the end of fear of falling (FOF) are associated with psychosocial consequences (in terms of depressive symptoms, loneliness, social isolation, autonomy, and subjective well-being). METHODS/DESIGN:Longitudinal data for this study were taken from...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Hajek A,König HH

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The goal of the current study was to investigate psychological resilience in the older adults (>64 years) compared with that of the young ones (<26 years). METHODS:Questionnaire measures of depression, hopelessness, general health and resilience were administered to the participants. The resilience measure ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Gooding PA,Hurst A,Johnson J,Tarrier N

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to assess whether atypical antipsychotic drug (AAD) use is associated with increased risk of falling among older (≥65 years) nursing home (NH) residents. METHODS:We conducted a nested case-control study using Resident Assessment Instrument Minimum Data Set 2.0 (RAI-MDS(©)) for NH...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Bozat-Emre S,Doupe M,Kozyrskyj AL,Grymonpre R,Mahmud SM

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In later life, cognitive impairment is common in depression often making it difficult to distinguish a dementing illness from depression. We examined whether people with depression could be differentiated from those with dementia on their performance on a task that examines attentional bias to depression rel...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Dudley R,O'Brien J,Barnett N,McGuckin L,Britton P

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The recruitment and adherence status of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for population with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are little known. We aimed to explore the RCT recruitment and adherence status and factors associated with these among MCI patients. METHODS:We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane L...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Xu Z,Sun W,Zhang D,Wong SY

更新日期：2020-05-18 00:00:00