Geriatric Psychiatry
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Lower Plasma Beta-Amyloid 42/40 Linked to Greater Cognitive Decline
January 19, 2011 – In a study of older dementia-free individuals, lower plasma β-amyloid 42/40 levels were associated with an increased…
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FDA Committee Rejects Florbetapir, but Will Reconsider if Training Improved
January 21, 2011 – An advisory committee for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended against approval of the…
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Problem-Solving Therapy Curbs Disability in Depressed, Cognitively Impaired Elderly
Problem-solving therapy (PST) is more effective than supportive therapy (ST) alone in reducing disability in older adults with major depression…
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Anxiety and Depression in the Elderly: Do We Know any More?
Abstract Purpose of review The advent of global population ageing raises understandable concerns about the high-prevalence mental disorders in older…
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Pharmacogenomic Implications of Variants of Monoaminergic-related Genes in Geriatric Psychiatry
Abstract Response to psychiatric medications in later life is highly heterogeneous and complex. Monoaminergic-related polymorphisms may influence medication response and…
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Advances in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders in Long-term Care Homes
Abstract Purpose of review Psychiatric disorders are common among older adults in long-term care (LTC) homes and the LTC population…
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International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry,January 2011 Volume 26, Issue 1
The main Features in this Issue are: -Effects of educational interventions on primary dementia care: A systematic review -Depression and…
Read MoreAmerican Journal of geriatric Psychiatry, january 2011 – Volume 19 – Issue 1
The main Features in this Issue are: -Neuroimaging in Geriatric Psychiatry: Integrative Research as the Next Frontier -Hippocampal Volumes and…
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Current Alzheimer Research, Volume 7, Number 8, December 2010
The main Features in this Issue are: -Tau Pathology and Future Therapeutics -TAU Aggregation is a Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer-s…
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Long-term treatments for older depressed people – (09/30/2009 )
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Read More Antidepressants versus placebo for the depressed elderly – (10/14/2009 )
Approximately ten percent of people over the age of 60 suffer from depression to the degree that warrants intervention (Saunders…
Read More Withdrawal versus continuation of chronic antipsychotic drugs for behavioural and neuropsychiatric symptoms in elderly patients with dementia – (01/06/2010 )
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the need for health care services for elderly people with dementia will highly…
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Hospitalization Associated With Cognitive Decline in Elderly Patients
March 11, 2010 – Older individuals hospitalized for acute care or a critical illness are more likely to experience cognitive decline,…
Read More Subjective Memory Impairment an Independent Risk Factor for Dementia
April 14, 2010-Subjective memory impairment (SMI) or mild deficits in memory that may, or may not, worry an individual appear…
Read More Opioids Linked to More Adverse Events in Older Adults With Arthritis
December 20, 2010 – The comparative safety of nonselective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsNSAIDs), selective cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitors (coxibs), and opioids varies,…
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