The effect of age on the pharmacological management of ambulatory patients treated with depot neuroleptic medications for schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the treatment of vocally disruptive behaviour (VDB) of multifactorial aetiology. METHOD:Three case reports were used to illustrate the treatment of multifactorial VDB. RESULTS:A biopsychosocial assessment is required to identify the different aetiologies involved and the way they interact. Acute...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Meares S,Draper B

更新日期：1999-04-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effectiveness of depression screening and the Engagement Interview Protocol (EIP) in identifying and engaging in treatment depressed Chinese Americans in a primary care setting. METHODS:Chinese American patients who attended a primary care clinic between 15 September, 2004 and 14 September, 2...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Yeung A,Yu SC,Fung F,Vorono S,Fava M

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Insulin resistance is a substantial health issue for American Indians, with type 2 diabetes overrepresented in this population as compared with non-Hispanic whites. Insulin resistance and its related conditions in turn increase risk for dementia and cognitive impairment. The aim of the current study was to d...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Cholerton B,Omidpanah A,Verney SP,Nelson LA,Baker LD,Suchy-Dicey A,Longstreth WT Jr,Howard BV,Henderson JA,Montine TJ,Buchwald D

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The management of Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) has been the subject of considerable debate over the last few years in view of the poor evidence base for pharmacological agents and concerns about their safety. OBJECTIVES:This study sought to obtain expert opinion on the managemen...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Bishara D,Taylor D,Howard RJ,Abdel-Tawab R

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to assess lay persons' perceptions about the competence of a person with AD and its relationship to social distance. METHODS:Face-to-face interviews were conducted with a total of 206 Jewish Israeli adults (mean age = 59.7) using an experimental vignette methodology, varying ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Werner P

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Agitated behaviours among persons with dementia are distressing to both patients and their caregivers. As pharmacological interventions may be limited by their potentially adverse effects, the use of complementary therapies for treatment of agitation has become more popular and aromatherapy is the fastest gr...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Lin PW,Chan WC,Ng BF,Lam LC

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the severity of baseline depressive symptoms and the problems that low-income homebound older adults (n = 66) identified in their problem-solving therapy (PST) sessions. METHODS:Depressive symptoms were measured with the 24-item Hamilton Rati...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Choi NG,Hegel MT,Marinucci ML,Sirrianni L,Bruce ML

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dementia is a rapidly growing problem in all parts of the developing world. Such societies are characterised by low levels of awareness regarding dementia as a chronic degenerative brain syndrome, and by an absence of supportive health and welfare services. There is reliance upon families as the cornerstone ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Shaji KS,Smitha K,Lal KP,Prince MJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Visual hallucinosis occurs frequently amongst patients with dementia and there is some evidence of an association between hallucinosis and impaired visual function. This study examined the association between objectively rated visual acuity, ambient illumination levels and hallucinosis in patients with dem...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Murgatroyd C,Prettyman R

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is unknown to what extent depression and cognitive dysfunction are related in subjects with dementia. A limitation of earlier studies is that only general measures of depression have been studied. METHODS:In a sample of 60 subjects with dementia according to DSM-III-R criteria depressive symptoms were di...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Janzing JG,Naarding P,Eling PA

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of the present study was to examine the factors influencing intentions to seek a cognitive status evaluation among first-degree relatives of persons with Alzheimer's disease. METHODS:Phone interviews were conducted with 93 first-degree relatives of persons with Alzheimer's disease, recruited from a large ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Werner P,Heinik J

更新日期：2004-05-01 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：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：OBJECTIVES:The present cross-sectional study analyzed the prevalence and severity of depressive symptoms among patients with Alzheimer's disease (DAT), vascular dementia (VAD), and among the cognitively normal elderly. Putative risk factors contributing to depression were likewise evaluated. METHODS:Seventy-six DAT pa...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Li Y,Meyer JS,Thornby J

更新日期：2001-05-01 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：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:Beneficial effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) were demonstrated by many controlled studies in major depression. Moreover, this promising and non invasive therapeutic tool seems to be better tolerated than electroconvulsive therapy.Vascular depression is a subtype of late-life depr...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Fabre I,Galinowski A,Oppenheim C,Gallarda T,Meder JF,De Montigny C,Olié JP,Poirier MF

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To find a blood biomarker and disease-related peptides in Alzheimer's disease (AD), we comprehensively detected serum peptides. METHODS:Ion intensity of serum peptides from 62 AD patients and 82 control subjects was measured by mass spectrometry. RESULTS:A total of 157 peptides were detected from 30 AD pati...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Noguchi M,Sato T,Nagai K,Utagawa I,Suzuki I,Arito M,Iizuka N,Suematsu N,Okamoto K,Kato T,Yamaguchi N,Kurokawa MS

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine incidence and risk factors for the development of postoperative acute confusional state (ACS) in the elderly. DESIGN:A prospective cohort study. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENTS:One hundred and five consecutive patients without ACS at baseline who underwent hip surgery because of hip frac...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Galanakis P,Bickel H,Gradinger R,Von Gumppenberg S,Förstl H

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The number of older adults with severe mental health problems such as schizophrenia is likely to double in the next 20 years. The needs of this patient group change across the life course, but difficulties with social functioning persist into older age. Poorer social functioning is associated with poorer out...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Smart EL,Brown L,Palmier-Claus J,Raphael J,Berry K

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Assessment of functional ability in people with early-stage dementia (PwD) is an important area of study because it forms part of the diagnostic process and may help in monitoring disease progression. Most researchers and clinicians rely on informant ratings rather than observing actual functional performanc...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Martyr A,Clare L

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research has highlighted the influence of psychosocial factors on the wellbeing of carers of people with dementia. This study aimed to investigate the interrelationships between life events, depression and social support in carers of people with dementia. METHOD:Participants were 72 carers of people with de...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Waite A,Bebbington P,Skelton-Robinson M,Orrell M

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In primary care 50-95% of patients with depression present with vegetative symptoms (VS). Based on the extant literature, older adults showing VS (but no dysphoria) may show functional impairment but this hypothesis has not been empirically tested. The goal of this study was to examine neurocognitive and dai...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Paradiso S,Duff K,Vaidya JG,Hoth A,Mold JW

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To assess the cost effectiveness of cholinesterase inhibitor (ChEI) treatment in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). METHOD:We used 4-month open label follow-up data from routine memory clinic patients. There were 852 patients with AD and 112 with DLB. We applied three...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Gustavsson A,Van Der Putt R,Jönsson L,McShane R

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the association between the degree of integration in community mental health teams (CMHTs) and: (i) the costs of service provision; (ii) rates of mental health inpatient and care home admission. METHODS:An observational study of service use and admissions to institutional care was undertaken for...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Wilberforce M,Tucker S,Brand C,Abendstern M,Jasper R,Challis D

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:to investigate the suicide phenomenon among the elderly (people aged 65 and over) in the Italian provinces of Novara and Verbania, in the time span between January 1990 and December 2000, in order to evaluate if the characteristics of the suicide behaviour correlate to the place of living with particular att...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Zeppegno P,Manzetti E,Valsesia R,Siliquini R,Ammirata G,De Donatis O,Usai C,Torre E

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Timely recognition and diagnosis of dementia is the pre-condition for improving dementia care, but diagnosis often occurs late in the disease process. OBJECTIVE:To compare facilitators and obstacles to the timely recognition of dementia across eight European Union states, in order to implement established p...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Vernooij-Dassen MJ,Moniz-Cook ED,Woods RT,De Lepeleire J,Leuschner A,Zanetti O,de Rotrou J,Kenny G,Franco M,Peters V,Iliffe S

更新日期：2005-04-01 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