abstract：BACKGROUND:Ischaemic vascular dementia shares risk factors with stroke. There is evidence that control of these risk factors may prevent or alter the course of vascular dementia. OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of regular low-dose aspirin on outcomes for patients with vascular dementia. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis o...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Devine ME,Rands G

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dementia is a major public health problem. Increased attention is being paid to the quality of life (QOL) of people with this chronic disease. There have been no longitudinal studies of QOL change in dementia. METHOD:Longitudinal study of a cohort of 47 persons with dementia residing in a long-term care fac...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Lyketsos CG,Gonzales-Salvador T,Chin JJ,Baker A,Black B,Rabins P

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Numbers of older people are increasing rapidly in many developing nations and there is a pressing need for epidemiological studies of psychiatric morbidity, particularly dementia. Valid methods for case identification are an important first step. The Geriatric Mental State (GMS) is a widely used diagnostic i...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Kim JM,Stewart R,Prince M,Shin IS,Yoon JS

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This paper investigates the potential effects of a policy change in the funding of UK residential care. The White Paper Modernising Social Services (Cm 4169, 1998) outlined plans to change the distribution of the Residential Allowance (RA), payable in support of residents in independent residential or nursin...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Clarkson P,Hughes J,Challis D

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is little information on the efficacy and side effects of antidepressant treatment in elderly patients with combined depression and cognitive impairment without dementia (DEP-MCI), and it is unclear if cognitive performance improves with antidepressant response in these patients. METHODS:In 39 elderly...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Devanand DP,Pelton GH,Marston K,Camacho Y,Roose SP,Stern Y,Sackeim HA

更新日期：2003-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To compare levels of stress and burnout among staff caregivers in nursing homes and acute geriatric wards of general hospitals. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey was conducted in three nursing homes (total of 522 beds, 270 caregivers) and nine geriatric sections of general hospitals (total of 371 beds, 280 ca...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Cocco E,Gatti M,de Mendonça Lima CA,Camus V

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disturbance of sleep is common in individuals with dementia where there may be reversal of the sleep-wake cycle. People with dementia of the Alzheimer's type have melatonin secretion rhythm disorders. There is some evidence that treatment with exogenous melatonin is an effective treatment for sleep disturban...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Serfaty M,Kennell-Webb S,Warner J,Blizard R,Raven P

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cross-sectional studies indicate that, in comparison to younger patients, older schizophrenic patients have a higher risk for neuroleptic-induced Parkinsonism and tardive dyskinesia (TD). It has been suggested, therefore, that older patients with schizophrenia could be maintained on reduced doses of conventi...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Mamo DC,Sweet RA,Chengappa KN,Reddy RR,Jeste DV

更新日期：2002-11-01 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：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was the development of the quality of life (QOL) questionnaire for dementia (QOL-D) in Japan. METHODS:We performed a questionnaire survey of QOL assessment in elderly patients with dementia in Japan, and developed QOL-D. RESULTS:The final version consists of only 31 items grouped ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Terada S,Ishizu H,Fujisawa Y,Fujita D,Yokota O,Nakashima H,Haraguchi T,Ishihara T,Yamamoto S,Sasaki K,Nakashima Y,Kuroda S

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the present study reports on the first translation and use of the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD) (Alexopoulos, Abrams, Young, & Shamoian, 1988) among poststroke patients (n = 101) in Japan. OBJECTIVES:the study had three main purposes: 1. To examine the factor structure of the CSDD among Ja...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Schreiner AS,Morimoto T

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to investigate the relationship between pre-morbid personality and behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). METHODS:we studied 58 subjects with dementia and depression and/or psychosis residing in 11 Sydney nursing homes cross-sectionally. Informal caregivers completed ratings of residents'...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Low LF,Brodaty H,Draper B

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evidence from previous studies suggests that alterations in lipid levels may be associated with depression in old age. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between serum lipids and depressive symptoms in a population of elderly men. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Altogether 470 men born betwe...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Aijänseppä S,Kivinen P,Helkala EL,Kivelä SL,Tuomilehto J,Nissinen A

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RESEARCH OBJECTIVE:Estimates of the prevalence of major depression vary widely. Current estimates range from 2 to 14 % depending upon the definition and procedure for diagnosis. Further, most estimates are for special populations, either living in selected geographic areas or receiving specific types of medical care. A...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： McCall NT,Parks P,Smith K,Pope G,Griggs M

更新日期：2002-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Most depression in older people is managed in primary care settings but can be difficult to diagnose and is often under-treated. This study examined the attitudes and practice of general practitioners in the treatment of late-life depression using antidepressant medication. METHOD:Three hundred and thirty g...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Rothera I,Jones R,Gordon C

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A clinical indicator should demonstrate clinically meaningful change, be relevant, allow comparisons between services, be acceptable to clinicians, and have acceptable validity, reliability and sensitivity to change. The HoNOS 65+ has been suggested as a clinical outcome indicator. The sensitivity to change ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Spear J,Chawla S,O'Reilly M,Rock D

更新日期：2002-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Vascular dementia (VaD) is associated with impairments in cognitive, motor, and functional domains. Patients with VaD display diverse cognitive and motor deficits, however, and relationships between these impairments and independent living abilities remain unclear. OBJECTIVES:The purpose of the present stud...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Boyle PA,Cohen RA,Paul R,Moser D,Gordon N

更新日期：2002-02-01 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 purpose of this study is to identify risk factors for nursing home placement of cognitively-impaired elderly, with special attention to the role of psychosocial factors such as the caregiver's preference for institutionalization and the quality of the dyadic relationship. METHODS:Partners, children and ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Spruytte N,Van Audenhove C,Lammertyn F

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with both cognitive and behavioral symptoms. Agitation, hallucinations, delusions, aggression, irritability, and anxiety are observed in up to 90% of patients with dementia. Although new information has emerged in recent years on the treatment of psychosis and agitation...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Mintzer J,Faison W,Street JS,Sutton VK,Breier A

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We investigated the frequency and inter-relationship of neuropsychiatric disturbances in a population sample of persons suffering from Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHOD:Screening 5,092 elderly residents (90% of the population aged 65 and older) of Cache County, Utah, for dementia, we identified 198 persons wi...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Lyketsos CG,Sheppard JM,Steinberg M,Tschanz JA,Norton MC,Steffens DC,Breitner JC

更新日期：2001-11-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the structure and measurement properties of the Psychogeriatric Assessment Scales (PAS) in a community sample, to study the performance of French and German translations of the PAS, and to determine the power of PAS scales to discriminate dementia and depression diagnosed to DSM-IV criteria. D...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Mackinnon A,Mulligan R

更新日期：2001-09-01 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：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：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effect of cobalamin/folate supplementation on cognitive function in elderly patients with dementia. METHOD:The cobalamin/folate status of the patients was evaluated by measuring plasma homocysteine, serum methylmalonic acid, serum cobalamin and blood folate. Thirty-three patients were stu...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Nilsson K,Gustafson L,Hultberg B

更新日期：2001-06-01 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 compare the frequency and clinical correlates of neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) with and without dementia and in those with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). METHODS:Neuropsychiatric symptoms during the month prior to assessment were assessed in clinically diagnosed PD...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Aarsland D,Ballard C,Larsen JP,McKeith I

更新日期：2001-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:The oldest old are prone to develop delirium. Studies into risk factors for delirium have been carried out predominantly in younger age groups. The aim of this population-based follow-up study was to investigate the risk factors for delirium requiring medical attention and subsequent prognosis in the non-dem...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Rahkonen T,Eloniemi-Sulkava U,Halonen P,Verkkoniemi A,Niinistö L,Notkola IL,Sulkava R

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between care management arrangements and the Care Programme Approach (CPA) in the context of old age mental health services and, particularly, dementia services. METHOD:The information reported is from a national study of care management arrangements, funded by the Department of H...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Hughes J,Stewart K,Challis D,Darton R,Weiner K

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the rates of psychiatric disorder and personality variables in a sample of older people who had committed suicide and to compare the rates in a subgroup of this sample with those in a control group of people who died from natural causes. DESIGN:Descriptive psychological autopsy study, including ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Harwood D,Hawton K,Hope T,Jacoby R

更新日期：2001-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:There are few studies evaluating treatment in gerontopsychiatric day-clinics. In this paper, data are presented on the outcome of day-clinic treatment in late-life depression. METHOD:Forty-four depressed elderly patients (mean Hamilton Depression Score: 17.6) were examined at admission and discharge for psy...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Bramesfeld A,Adler G,Brassen S,Schnitzler M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate a presumed correlation between clock drawing ratings and linear measurements of computerized tomography (CT) studies in demented patients. DESIGN:Blinded evaluations of clock drawing tests and CT studies of elderly dementia patients were conducted by a geriatric psychiatrist and a neuroradiol...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Heinik J,Reider-Groswasser II,Solomesh I,Segev Y,Bleich A

更新日期：2000-12-01 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：:Studies reporting the quantity of benzodiazepines used are purely descriptive and cannot comment on the quality or appropriateness of prescribing benzodiazepines. An indicator to assess the appropriateness of prescribing benzodiazepines was developed from published literature. The applicability of the indicator was di...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Batty GM,Oborne CA,Swift CG,Jackson SH

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00