Stopping antipsychotic drug therapy in demented nursing home patients: a randomized, placebo-controlled study--the Bergen District Nursing Home Study (BEDNURS).

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Suicide in older adults is a major public health issue. Past research across the US adult population has linked prescription medication misuse with suicidal ideation. No work has evaluated associations between prescription opioid or benzodiazepine misuse and suicidal ideation in older adults, and this work a...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Schepis TS,Simoni-Wastila L,McCabe SE

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It is not clear whether the prevalence of psychosis increases with age. We studied the age-specific prevalence of psychotic symptoms in older people in Western Europe. METHODS:Older people without dementia (age 65-104 years, N = 8762) from the western part of Europe in the EURODEP concerted action took part ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Östling S,Bäckman K,Waern M,Marlow T,Braam AW,Fichter M,Lawlor BA,Lobos A,Reischies FM,Copeland JR,Skoog I

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The PAS is a standardized interview which assesses the changes seen in dementia and depression using a set of scales. There are three scales derived from an interview with the subject (cognitive impairment, depression, stroke) and three from an interview with an informant (cognitive decline, behaviour change, stroke)....

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Jorm AF,Mackinnon AJ,Christensen H,Henderson AS,Jacomb PA,Korten AE

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：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

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study is part of the Research to Assess Policies and Strategies for Dementia in the Young project. Information about specific needs in young onset dementia (YOD) will provide the basis for the development of an e-health intervention to assist caregivers in coping with YOD in several European countries. ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Millenaar JK,Bakker C,van Vliet D,Koopmans RTCM,Kurz A,Verhey FRJ,de Vugt ME

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to examine the frequency of delusions and hallucinations in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and to investigate factors associated with each or the combination of the two. DESIGN:This was a cross-sectional, case-control study. SETTING:Neuropsychiatry and Memory Group, Th...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Bassiony MM,Steinberg MS,Warren A,Rosenblatt A,Baker AS,Lyketsos CG

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nowadays, there is an increasing interest in the heritable aspects of Alzheimer's Disease (AD). The ethical implications of this kind of research are also attracting attention. However, relatively few open-ended qualitative studies have been carried out to study these aspects. OBJECTIVE:To explore and analy...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： van der Vorm A,Rikkert MO,Vernooij-Dassen M,Dekkers W,EDCON Panel.

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the influence of premorbid personality on adaptation to placement in a long-term care facility. SUBJECTS:Twenty-eight persons with probable Alzheimer disease (AD) residing in an academically affiliated nursing home for 6-9 months. METHODS:Premorbid personality was described retrospectively by two info...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Brandt J,Campodonico JR,Rich JB,Baker L,Steele C,Ruff T,Baker A,Lyketsos C

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE:Dementia is under-diagnosed in primary care. This study investigated whether an in-home geriatric assessment and management programme could improve the identification of patients with dementia in primary care. METHODS:A secondary analysis was performed, using data of a randomised controlled trial ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Perry M,Melis RJ,Teerenstra S,Drasković I,van Achterberg T,van Eijken MI,Lucassen P,Rikkert MG

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A screening strategy composed of three-item temporal orientation and three-word recall has been increasingly used for detecting cognitive impairment. However, the intervening task administered between presentation and recall has varied. We evaluated six brief tasks that could be useful as intervening distrac...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Apolinario D,Lichtenthaler DG,Magaldi RM,Soares AT,Busse AL,Amaral JR,Jacob-Filho W,Brucki SM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the 6 and 12 month outcomes of patients who recovered from delirium by 8 weeks with those who did not have an index episode. METHODS:Older medical inpatients were assessed for delirium using the Confusion Assessment Method. All patients with delirium and a sample of patients without delirium were ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Cole MG,You Y,McCusker J,Ciampi A,Belzile E

更新日期：2008-03-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Cross validation study of the MoCA for the detection of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) in a community-based cohort residing in the Southeastern United States. METHODS:One hundred and eighteen English-speaking older adults, who underwent diagnostic evaluation as part of an on-goi...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Luis CA,Keegan AP,Mullan M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Divalproex is now commonly used to treat bipolar disorder in older patients. However, it has yet to be systematically studied in this population. This report describes six older bipolar patients treated with divalproex. Of the six, five showed some improvement with divalproex alone or in combination with other agents....

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Mordecai DJ,Sheikh JI,Glick ID

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) are a common feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD), resulting in particular AD endophenotypes. The common AD genetic risk factor apolipoprotein E (APOE) has been suggested underlying these AD endophenotypes. METHODS:APOE genotyping, a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA), a...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： D'Onofrio G,Panza F,Seripa D,Sancarlo D,Paris F,Cascavilla L,Urbano M,Gravina C,Fontana A,Solfrizzi V,Pellegrini F,Pilotto A

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：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：INTRODUCTION:Little is known about the prevalence of impaired executive control function (ECF) in community dwelling elderly or minority populations. We have determined the prevalence of cognitive impairment and impaired ECF in a community dwelling Mexican American elderly population, and their associations with functi...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Royall DR,Espino DV,Polk MJ,Palmer RF,Markides KS

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Exposure to negative life events (NLEs) and neuroticism are associated with dementia. It is unknown whether neuroticism explains or modifies the association of NLEs with dementia in older Black and White Brazilians. METHODS:A total of 1747 decedents 65 years and older White and Black (11% Black and 23% Mixed...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Capuano AW,Wilson RS,Leurgans SE,Sampaio C,Barnes LL,Farfel JM,Bennett DA

更新日期：2020-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In both dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD), attentional dysfunction is a core clinical feature together with disrupted episodic memory. This study evaluated the cognitive effects of memantine in DLB and PDD using automated tests of attention and episodic memory. METHODS:A ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Wesnes KA,Aarsland D,Ballard C,Londos E

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To derive norms for the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) based on age, gender and level of formal education among the elderly in Sri Lanka. METHOD:A validated Sinhalese version of the MMSE was administered to people aged 55 years and above residing in 14 randomly selected elders' homes. Effects of age, g...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： De Silva R,Disanayaka S,De Zoysa N,Sanjeewanie N,Somaratne S,Foster J,Srikanth S,Kathriarachchi ST,Martins RM

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hoarding disorder (HD) is a chronic and debilitating psychiatric condition. Midlife HD patients have been found to have neurocognitive impairment, particularly in areas of executive functioning, but the extent to which this is due to comorbid psychiatric disorders has not been clear. AIMS/METHOD:The purpose...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Ayers CR,Wetherell JL,Schiehser D,Almklov E,Golshan S,Saxena S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to examine the unidimensionality, item fit, redundancy and differential item functioning (DIF) of the 15-item version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) in a community sample of 300 Hong Kong Chinese patients with pneumoconiosis. METHODS:Participants were randomly selected...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Tang WK,Wong E,Chiu HF,Lum CM,Ungvari GS

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The main hypothesis was that subtle vitamin B12 deficiencies occur more commonly in senile dementia of Alzheimer type (SDAT) that in healthy elderly individuals, and may be revealed by elevated total serum homocysteine (tHcy). A subsidiary hypothesis was that such deficiencies would be nutritionally independe...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： McCaddon A,Davies G,Hudson P,Tandy S,Cattell H

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Family dementia caregivers are at high risk of depression and burnout. We assessed the feasibility of Central Meditation and Imagery Therapy for Caregivers (CMIT-C), a novel 8-week group meditation and guided imagery group therapy program, for dementia caregivers reporting stress because of caregiving respon...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Jain FA,Nazarian N,Lavretsky H

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular depression is an important conceptual and clinical concept. OBJECTIVE:To apply criteria which, in an ideal world, should be satisfied before an association between depression and vascular disease can be considered robust. METHOD:A literature review with discussion of findings in the light of recen...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Baldwin RC

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify factors which may contribute to prolonged length of stay in an elderly psychiatric inpatient setting. DESIGN:Retrospective case note study. METHODS:A list of all patients over the age of 65 discharged from a private psychiatric hospital over a three-year period excluding those with a length of ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Greene E,Cunningham CJ,Eustace A,Kidd N,Clare AW,Lawlor BA

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between depression and an increased risk of death in elderly persons has been established in both clinical and community studies. Co-occurrence of depression and generalized anxiety has been shown to represent more severe and more chronic psychopathology. However, little is known about the re...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Holwerda TJ,Schoevers RA,Dekker J,Deeg DJ,Jonker C,Beekman AT

更新日期：2007-03-01 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