A comparative study of psychiatric symptoms in dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease with and without dementia.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of the DementiAbility Methods: The Montessori Way (DMMW) on agitation in long-term care home residents with dementia. The activities using the DMMW are hypothesized to reduce agitation in terms of its frequency and disruptiveness to greater extent than structured social activities as...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Yuen I,Kwok T

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate variables associated with quality of life (QOL) in dementia residents in a long-term care facility using a recently standardized and validated dementia-specific QOL scale (ADRQL). METHOD:A cross-sectional, case-control design was employed using validated scales to assess dementia-related symptoma...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： González-Salvador T,Lyketsos CG,Baker A,Hovanec L,Roques C,Brandt J,Steele C

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In recent years, there has been a blossoming of studies examining cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) as a method of studying the pathophysiology of delirium. We systematically reviewed the literature for CSF studies in delirium and provide here a summary of the implications for our understanding of delirium pathophysi...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Hall RJ,Watne LO,Cunningham E,Zetterberg H,Shenkin SD,Wyller TB,MacLullich AMJ

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study objective is to evaluate the use of qEEG data for the cross-sectional differentiation of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) from mild Alzheimer's disease (AD) and in the longitudinal prediction of cognitive decline in MCI. METHODS:Eighty-eight subjects with MCI and 42 subjects with mild probable AD we...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Luckhaus C,Grass-Kapanke B,Blaeser I,Ihl R,Supprian T,Winterer G,Zielasek J,Brinkmeyer J

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study looks at the objective and subjective characteristics of home respite service provision and its impact on the informal care burden of dependent elders. METHOD:A sample of 296 dependent people and their informal caregivers was randomly selected among users and non-users of the Home Help Service (HHS) in ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Carretero S,Garcés J,Ródenas F

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether donepezil is effective in enhancing cognitive functioning and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) in older adults with bipolar disorder. METHODS:Twelve elderly patients with bipolar I or II disorder, with evidence of mild cognitive decrements, were administered donepezil 5-10...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Gildengers AG,Butters MA,Chisholm D,Reynolds CF,Mulsant BH

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aims of this study were to identify factors of significance in the development of acute confusional state (ACS) and the differences between patients who developed ACS and those who did not. METHOD AND RESULTS:Assessment, observations and interviews with 505 patients admitted to an orthopaedic clinic rev...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Andersson EM,Gustafson L,Hallberg IR

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this pilot study was to gather preliminary evidence on suicidal ideation in family carers of people with dementia. METHODS:An online, cross-sectional survey was conducted with 120 family carers, the majority of whom were located in Australia and USA. The survey included measures of suicidali...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： O'Dwyer ST,Moyle W,Zimmer-Gembeck M,De Leo D

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to compare the impact of nortriptyline to sertraline on change in cognitive functioning in depressed older adults. METHODS:We used pre-post neuropsychological data collected as part of a 12-week medication trial comparing sertraline to nortriptyline in the treatment of older adults ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Culang-Reinlieb ME,Sneed JR,Keilp JG,Roose SP

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The pattern of neural damage in dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) led us to hypothesize that patients with DLB would be particularly impaired on parallel ('pop-out') search tasks, relative to serial search tasks, and that this would serve to distinguish DLB from other forms of neurodegenerative disease, partic...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Cormack F,Gray A,Ballard C,Tovée MJ

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To pilot a three-step diagnostic model for young and old patients with Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD). METHODS:Prospective investigator-blinded study. We developed a screening questionnaire for patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and their caregivers. Further, patients were subjected to three screenin...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Robben SH,Sleegers MJ,Dautzenberg PL,van Bergen FS,ter Bruggen JP,Rikkert MG

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Dementia is a growing health and social concern for all Australians. Whilst the prevalence of dementia amongst Australia's indigenous people is unclear, there is some evidence that dementia rates are five times that of the general Australian population. To date no studies have examined dementia knowledge l...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Garvey G,Simmonds D,Clements V,O'Rourke P,Sullivan K,Gorman D,Curnow V,Wise S,Beattie E

更新日期：2011-06-01 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:Despite the fact that the current definitions of dementia in the DSM-IV and ICD-10 require functional deterioration for the diagnosis of dementia, it is not necessary a formal evaluation of functional capacity. OBJECTIVES:To examine the efficiency of functional assessment as a method of screening dementia i...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Castilla-Rilo J,López-Arrieta J,Bermejo-Pareja F,Ruiz M,Sánchez-Sánchez F,Trincado R

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated the reliability and validity of a chronic care facility adaptation of the Clinical Dementia Rating scale (CDR-CC). METHOD:Sixty-two residents in a chronic care facility participated in an inter-rater and 1 month test-retest reliability study. The instrument was validated against the M...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Marin DB,Flynn S,Mare M,Lantz M,Hsu MA,Laurans M,Paredes M,Shreve T,Zaklad GR,Mohs RC

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study investigated cognitive impairment in late-life depression in a follow-up design. The main objective was to assess the most important cognitive domains implicated in late-life depression, in patients who underwent pharmacological treatment, in the acute phase and twelve months after. METHODS:Neuro...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Portella MJ,Marcos T,Rami L,Navarro V,Gastó C,Salamero M

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate patient predictors of response to treatment of Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHODS:Forty-four outpatients with AD and MDE were randomized to receive either sertraline or placebo in a 12-week placebo-controlled, flexible-dose clinical trial after a one week singl...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Steinberg M,Munro CA,Samus Q,V Rabins P,Brandt J,Lyketsos CG

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to use group reminiscence therapy (GRT) as a nursing intervention to evaluate the post-test, 3-month and 6-month effects on depressive symptoms for institutionalised male veterans after a 4-week intervention. METHODS:A quasi-experimental design and purposive sampling was conduct...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Chueh KH,Chang TY

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this paper we investigated the question, how do older women who drink moderate amounts of alcohol differ from those who do not drink on measurements of cognitive function, memory, affect and health? METHODS:The nonprobability sample of female participants (n=182) averaged 75 years of age and had a Mini Me...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Zimmerman T,McDougall GJ Jr,Becker H

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Utilization of psychiatric services by depressed elderly is low compared to younger adults. Outreach programmes in which treatment is actively offered to depressed elderly in the community can be used to improve access of these elderly to mental health care. In this study a meta-analysis is carried out to study the ef...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Cuijpers P

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is associated with an increased risk of further cognitive decline, partly depending on demographics and biomarker status. The aim of the present study was to survey the clinical practices of physicians in terms of biomarker counseling, management, and follow-up in European exp...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Frederiksen KS,Nielsen TR,Appollonio I,Andersen BB,Riverol M,Boada M,Ceccaldi M,Dubois B,Engelborghs S,Frölich L,Hausner L,Gabelle A,Gabryelewicz T,Grimmer T,Hanseeuw B,Hort J,Hugon J,Jelic V,Koivisto A,Kramberger M

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although the evidence base for the use of antipsychotics in older people with schizophrenia is generally of low quality, it tends to support the use of atypical antipsychotics. Only limited information regarding longer term adherence to these apparently more effective drugs is available. The aim of this study...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Ritchie CW,Harrigan S,Mastwyk M,Macfarlane S,Cheesman N,Ames D

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined the effects of kin relationship on response to use of adult day services (ADS) on feelings of overload, depressive symptoms, and positive affect for family caregivers of people with dementia. METHODS:The sample consisted of 341 participants drawn from two studies of ADS. The studies used ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Kim K,Zarit SH,Femia EE,Savla J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The subtypes and risk factors of neuropsychiatric symptoms remain largely unexplored in South-East Asian populations. OBJECTIVE:We investigated the prevalence, subtypes, and risk factors, namely, demographic, medical morbidity, and cognitive impairment associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms in a South-Ea...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Yatawara C,Hiu S,Tan L,Kandiah N

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression is a frequent problem in stroke patients but, all too often, the problem goes unrecognized. How depression-like symptoms in post-stroke depression (PSD) should be interpreted is still subject to debate. If PSD has a distinct symptom profile of depression accompanying other chronic vascular somatic...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Bour A,Rasquin S,Aben I,Strik J,Boreas A,Crijns H,Limburg M,Verhey F

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe sociodemographic data of patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), to compare the cognitive profile of patients with FTD with that of severity-matched patients with Alzheimer's disease using the CERAD neuropsychological battery (CERAD-NP), to investigate the frequency of behavioural disturbanc...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Diehl J,Kurz A

更新日期：2002-10-01 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:To systematically review and analyze the efficacy and tolerability of different antidepressant pharmacologic treatments for depressive symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) METHODS: We searched PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane database (CENTRAL), clinicaltrials.gov, and bibliographies for randomized controlled trials ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Mills KA,Greene MC,Dezube R,Goodson C,Karmarkar T,Pontone GM

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The views of GPs about psychiatric services for dementia were obtained by questionnaire survey. Provision of adequate long term care, together with support for both family carers and healthcare workers were strongly stated needs. Other needs were rapid access to care, clear diagnosis, special needs of young patients w...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Williams I

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the clinical differences between late-onset schizophrenia (LOS) and early-onset schizophrenia (EOS) in Taiwanese elderly chronic hospitalized schizophrenic patients. METHODS:By using a cross-sectional study method, we investigated all the hospitalized elderly schizophrenic patients in a general h...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Huang C,Zhang YL

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00