Suicide ideation, dementia and mental disorders among a community sample of older people in Mexico.

abstract：:Reduced N-acetyl aspartate (NAA) and increased myo-inositol (MI) levels have been reported in patients with dementia of Alzheimer type (DAT) in comparison with controls. We wished to assess the validity of these findings and to evaluate possible correlations of metabolite proportions with cognitive dysfunction in DAT....

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Heun R,Schlegel S,Graf-Morgenstern M,Tintera J,Gawehn J,Stoeter P

更新日期：1997-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:The clinical significance of subjective memory complaints in elderly subjects has been an area of active research. In this study, we evaluated subjective complaints and self-evaluation of memory test performance in subjects with Questionable dementia (QD) and mild Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHODS:Ninety-tw...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Wong CH,Lam LC,Lui VW,Chiu HF,Chan SS,Tam CW

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The Rare Dementia Support (RDS) Impact study will be the first major study of the value of multicomponent support groups for people living with or supporting someone with a rare form of dementia. The multicentre study aims to evaluate the impact of multicomponent support offered and delivered to people livin...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Brotherhood EV,Stott J,Windle G,Barker S,Culley S,Harding E,Camic PM,Caufield M,Ezeofor V,Hoare Z,McKee-Jackson R,Roberts J,Sharp R,Suarez-Gonzalez A,Sullivan MP,Tudor Edwards R,Walton J,Waddington C,Winrow E,Crutch

更新日期：2020-08-01 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：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：OBJECTIVE:To determine the efficacy and tolerability of citalopram when compared to other antidepressants for late-life depression (LLD). METHODS:We searched electronic databases and trial registries to identify randomized controlled trials comparing citalopram to other antidepressants for LLD. Study quality was asses...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Seitz DP,Gill SS,Conn DK

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND), although prevalent, remains a poorly researched cause of morbidity particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We aimed to explore the risk factors for HAND in people aged 50 and over under regular follow-up at a government HIV clinic in Tanzania. METHODS:HIV-pos...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Eaton P,Lewis T,Kellett-Wright J,Flatt A,Urasa S,Howlett W,Dekker M,Kisoli A,Rogathe J,Thornton J,McCartney J,Yarwood V,Irwin C,Mukaetova-Ladinska EB,Akinyemi R,Gray WK,Walker RW,Dotchin CL,Makupa PC,Quaker AS,Pad

更新日期：2020-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cognitive frailty is characterized by the presence of cognitive impairment in exclusion of dementia. In line with other frailty domains, cognitive frailty is associated with negative outcomes. The Comprehensive Frailty Assessment Instrument (CFAI) measures 4 domains of frailty, namely physical, psychological...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： De Roeck EE,Dury S,De Witte N,De Donder L,Bjerke M,De Deyn PP,Engelborghs S,Dierckx E

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether older primary care patients with a Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) have lower heart rate variability (HRV) compared to non-depressed patients. HRV is a measure of cardiac autonomic functioning. METHOD:A cross-sectional comparison of 136 elderly persons with MDD and 136 non-depressed cont...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： van der Kooy KG,van Hout HP,van Marwijk HW,de Haan M,Stehouwer CD,Beekman AT

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The IDEAL Schedule was developed for staging "care needs" in patients with dementia. We here aim to validate the Spanish version, further test its psychometric properties and explore a latent construct for "care needs". METHODS:A multicenter study was done in 8 dementia care facilities across Spain. Patients...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： López-Antón R,Barrada JR,Santabárbara J,Posadas-de Miguel M,Agüera L,Burillo C,Franco M,López-Álvarez J,Mesa P,Petidier R,Quintanilla MÁ,Robles-Del Olmo B,Ventura T,Semrau M,Sartorius N,Lobo A,the members of the IDEAL Spa

更新日期：2018-03-01 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:Using a cross-sectional community survey, the authors aimed to estimate the prevalence of dementia among a sample of older Jamaicans and to identify associated demographic factors. METHODS:From February to July 2010, persons of age ≥60 years were randomly selected from two communities in Kingston, Jamaica a...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Neita SM,Abel WD,Eldemire-Shearer D,James K,Gibson RC

更新日期：2014-01-01 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:To measure two forms of attrition in a cohort of volunteer brain donors: Withdrawal during life and non-donation at death. To test whether cognitive impairment independently predicts attrition. METHOD:Attrition rates were calculated for all registered participants and for all brain donors who had completed ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Costello H,Hayes GM,Francis PT

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the frequency of and determine predictive factors for acute hospitalization in a prospective study of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). DESIGN:A one year prospective study. PARTICIPANTS:134 patients recruited from the memory clinic in Toulouse University Hospital, with AD diagnosed using t...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Andrieu S,Reynish E,Nourhashemi F,Shakespeare A,Moulias S,Ousset PJ,Sagnier P,Richard A,Albarede JL,Vellas B

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:While activities of daily living are by definition preserved in mild cognitive impairment (MCI), there is evidence of poorer instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) functioning in MCI compared to normal ageing. The aims of the present study were to examine differences in IADL between individuals with M...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Reppermund S,Sachdev PS,Crawford J,Kochan NA,Slavin MJ,Kang K,Trollor JN,Draper B,Brodaty H

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

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：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:The Severe Impairment Battery (SIB) is developed to test cognitive function in patients with dementia of moderate to severe degree. We have conducted a study to assess the inter-rater reliability and the validity of the Norwegian version of SIB. METHODS:The reliability study comprised 30 patients, and the va...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Bergh S,Selbaek G,Engedal K

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The paper explores the diverse ethical issues in the care of persons with dementia, in the Netherlands and Kerala, India. These cross-cultural data are used to suggest newer ways for addressing the ethical issues in a mutually enhancing manner. METHODS:A thorough review of the literature focusing on ethical...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Sowmini CV,De Vries R

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined the moderating effect of caregiver burden on the relationship between the health status of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients and their use of institutional services (i.e., hospitalization, nursing home, and residential care). METHODS:Data were obtained at baseline and at 3, 6, and 9 month...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Miller EA,Rosenheck RA,Schneider LS

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wandering represents a major problem in the management of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study we examined the utility of the Algase Wandering Scale (AWS), a newly developed psychometric instrument that asks caregivers to assess the likelihood of wandering behavior. METHODS:The AWS was admi...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Marcus JF,Cellar JS,Ansari FP,Bliwise DL

更新日期：2007-08-01 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：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：OBJECTIVES:Physical symptoms are known to be associated with late life depression both cross-sectionally and over time. We attempted to determine if self-reported shortness of breath (SoB) is associated with depressive symptoms at long-term (3-year) follow-up in a community sample of older (65+) adults. METHODS:A samp...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Blazer DG,Hybels CF

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression frequently co-occurs with cognitive decline, but the nature of this association is unclear. We examined relations of late-life depressive symptom patterns to subsequent domain-specific cognitive changes. METHODS:Depressive symptoms were measured at up to 3 timepoints among 11,675 Nurses' Health S...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Gillis JC,Chang SC,Devore EE,Rosner BA,Grodstein F,Okereke OI

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many studies have sought to determine the predictors of institutionalization of patients with dementia. Such studies, performed in developed western societies, have come to various conclusions which may not be supported in an East Asian culture such as that found in Korea. OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to det...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Kim JM,Shin IS,Jeong SJ,Gormley N,Yoon JS

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Since plasma protein binding of tricyclic antidepressants may be relevant to treatment effects and can be influenced by age-associated factors, we examined both plasma ultrafiltrate and total concentrations of nortriptyline (NT) in patients and compared these to age. We hypothesized negative associations wit...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Young RC,Dhar AK,Hull J,Kakuma T,Alexopoulos GS

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Short-form versions of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (SF-MoCA) are increasingly used to screen for dementia in research and practice. We sought to collate evidence on the accuracy of SF-MoCAs and to externally validate these assessment tools. METHODS:We performed systematic literature searching across...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： McDicken JA,Elliott E,Blayney G,Makin S,Ali M,Larner AJ,Quinn TJ,VISTA-Cognition Collaborators.

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00