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[In This Issue] In This IssueEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - November 26, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Tags: In This Issue Source Type: journals

[Editorial] Ethnicity and Geriatric PsychiatryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - November 26, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Okereke, O. I., Faison, W. E. Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Mental Health Service Use Among Older African Americans: The National Survey of American LifeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: These findings reveal that a significant proportion of African American older adults with mental health disorders do not receive professional help. Future research on system, provider, and patient factors is needed to clarify and explain underutilization of mental health services.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - November 26, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Neighbors, H. W., Woodward, A. T., Bullard, K. M., Ford, B. C., Taylor, R. J., Jackson, J. S. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Religious Participation and DSM-IV Disorders Among Older African Americans: Findings From the National Survey of American LifeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This is the first study to investigate the relationship between religious participation and serious mental disorders among a national sample of older African Americans. The inverse relationship between religious service attendance and mood disorders is discussed. Implications for mental health treatment underscore the importance of assessing religious orientations to render more culturally sensitive care.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - November 26, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Chatters, L. M., Bullard, K. M., Taylor, R. J., Woodward, A. T., Neighbors, H. W., Jackson, J. S. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Symptomatic Remission in a Multiracial Urban Population of Older Adults with SchizophreniaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Remission rates were consistent with those reported in younger samples. Our findings suggest that symptomatic remission is an attainable goal and that treatments focused on those variables associated with remission may augment outcomes in older persons with schizophrenia.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - November 26, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Bankole, A., Cohen, C. I., Vahia, I., Diwan, S., Palekar, N., Reyes, P., Sapra, M., Ramirez, P. M. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Impairment in Emotion Recognition Abilities in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment, Early and Moderate Alzheimer Disease Compared With Healthy Comparison SubjectsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Diminished abilities for emotion discrimination are already present in patients with MCI and further decreased with AD progression.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - November 26, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Weiss, E. M., Kohler, C. G., Vonbank, J., Stadelmann, E., Kemmler, G., Hinterhuber, H., Marksteiner, J. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] The Syndrome of Functional Memory Disorder: Definition, Etiology, and Natural CourseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: FMD is, in many instances, a long-term rather than transient problem. Possible reasons include the persistence of burden factors and the failure to evade the "stress spiral" of mutual reinforcement of distress and cognitive dysfunction.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - November 26, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Schmidtke, K., Pohlmann, S., Metternich, B. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Association of Type 2 Diabetes With Depression, Brain Atrophy, and Reduced Fine Motor Speed in a 60- to 64-Year-Old Community SampleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Diabetes is related to increased brain atrophy and poor motor function in 60–64 year olds, independent of depression, vascular risk factors, and small vessel disease of the brain.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - November 26, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Kumar, R., Anstey, K. J., Cherbuin, N., Wen, W., Sachdev, P. S. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Cognitive and Cerebral Metabolic Effects of Celecoxib Versus Placebo in People With Age-Related Memory Loss: Randomized Controlled StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: These results suggest that daily celecoxib use may improve cognitive performance and increase regional brain metabolism in people with age-associated memory decline.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - November 26, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Small, G. W., Siddarth, P., Silverman, D. H.S., Ercoli, L. M., Miller, K. J., Lavretsky, H., Bookheimer, S. Y., Huang, S-C, Barrio, J. R., Phelps, M. E. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Older Adults' Help-Seeking Attitudes and Treatment Beliefs Concerning Mental Health ProblemsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Older adults’ positive attitudes and treatment beliefs are unlikely barriers to their use of mental health services. This finding, which is consistent with recent positive views of aging, suggests that enabling resources and need factors are more likely explanations for older adults’ low rates of mental health service use.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - November 26, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Mackenzie, C. S., Scott, T., Mather, A., Sareen, J. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Psychiatric Epidemiology of the Elderly Population in ChileEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Both lifetime and 1-year prevalence of mental disorders were less common in older than in younger persons; however, among elderly adults late onset disorders were not uncommon. Additional studies of the prevalence rates of disorders among older individuals in Latin America are needed for public health planning.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - November 26, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Kohn, R., Vicente, B., Saldivia, S., Rioseco, P., Torres, S. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Author Index] Author IndexEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - November 26, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Tags: Author Index Source Type: journals

[Subject Index] Subject IndexEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - November 26, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Tags: Subject Index Source Type: journals

[Appreciation to Reviewers] Appreciation to ReviewersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - November 26, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Jeste, D. V. Tags: Appreciation to Reviewers Source Type: journals

[Editorial] The Curiously Strong Relationship Between Cardiovascular Disease and Depression in the ElderlyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - October 31, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Nemeroff, C. B. Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Heart Rate Variability in Depressed ElderlyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Our findings suggest that age has differential influence on vagal function in individuals with and without depression, a difference with implications for cardiovascular disease risk in depression. Prospective studies of cardiac vagal activity in depressed patients with or without preexisting cardiac disease in different age groups are needed to replicate and extend these findings.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - October 31, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Jindal, R. D., Vasko, R. C., Jennings, J. R., Fasiczka, A. L., Thase, M. E., Reynolds, C. F. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Decreased Heart Rate Variability is Associated with Poststroke DepressionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: These findings, for the first time, have provided some evidence that both major and minor poststroke depression may lead to decreased HRV. Future research in larger groups of patients should determine whether other measures of HRV more specific to sympathetic-parasympathetic tone are decreased in patients with poststroke depression.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - October 31, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Robinson, R. G., Spalletta, G., Jorge, R. E., Bassi, A., Colivicchi, F., Ripa, A., Caltagirone, C. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Cardiovascular Risk Profile and Subsequent Disability and Mental Well-being: The Zutphen Elderly StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Combined "classic" cardiovascular risk factors are not associated with impaired self-rated health or mental well-being in elderly men, but are predictive of functional disability.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - October 31, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Giltay, E. J., Zitman, F. G., Kromhout, D. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Effects of Cardiovascular Medications on Rate of Functional Decline in Alzheimer DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: In this population-based study of individuals with incident AD, use of statins and beta-blockers was associated with delay of functional decline. Further studies are needed to confirm these results and to determine whether treatment with these medications may help delay AD progression.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - October 31, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Rosenberg, P. B., Mielke, M. M., Tschanz, J., Cook, L., Corcoran, C., Hayden, K. M., Norton, M., Rabins, P. V., Green, R. C., Welsh-Bohmer, K. A., Breitner, J.C.S., Munger, R., Lyketsos, C. G. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] A Three-Country Randomized Controlled Trial of a Psychosocial Intervention for Caregivers Combined With Pharmacological Treatment for Patients With Alzheimer Disease: Effects on Caregiver DepressionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Effective counseling and support interventions can reduce symptoms of depression in caregivers when patients are taking donepezil. Harmonized multinational psychosocial interventions are feasible. Combined drug and supportive care approaches to the management of people with AD should be a priority.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - October 31, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Mittelman, M. S., Brodaty, H., Wallen, A. S., Burns, A. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Sex Differences in Correlates of Suicide Attempt Lethality in Late LifeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Older men act more decisively on their suicidal intent than older women and this difference is more pronounced with increasing age. These findings might partially explain the sex differences in suicide deaths worldwide.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - October 31, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Dombrovski, A. Y., Szanto, K., Duberstein, P., Conner, K. R., Houck, P. R., Conwell, Y. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Screening Performance of the 15-Item Geriatric Depression Scale in a Diverse Elderly Home Care PopulationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Main findings suggest that the accuracy of the GDS-15 was not influenced by severity of clinical or functional factors, or sociodemographics. This has broad implications suggesting that the very old, ill, and diverse populations can be appropriately screened for depression using the GDS-15.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - October 31, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Marc, L. G., Raue, P. J., Bruce, M. L. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Prescription Patterns of Psychotropic Medications in Elderly Compared With Younger Participants Who Achieved a "Recovered" Status in the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar DisorderEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: This data shows recovery is achievable in the elderly though more than one medication is often needed regardless of age.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - October 31, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Al Jurdi, R. K., Marangell, L. B., Petersen, N. J., Martinez, M., Gyulai, L., Sajatovic, M. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] The Relationship Between Religiosity and Tobacco, Alcohol Use, and Depression in an Elderly Community PopulationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Several aspects of religiosity reduced the odds of being a tobacco user. Not having a religion and the experience of a religious change increased the risk of alcohol misuse. However, the domain orienting-motivating force increased the odds, and participating in social religious activities had reduced the risk of a depressive state.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - October 31, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Blay, S. L., Batista, A. D., Andreoli, S. B., Gastal, F. L. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Editorial] Anxiety in Aging: A Newly Chartered TerritoryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - September 30, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Beekman, A. T. F. Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

[Critical Review] Late-Life Anxiety and Cognitive Impairment: A ReviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article critically reviews evidence of more prevalent anxiety in cognitively impaired older adults, elevated anxiety related to poorer cognitive performance, and more severe anxiety symptoms predicting future cognitive decline. It considers pathophysiologic mediators and moderators, and the influence of comorbid depression or medical illness in anxiety. Identified directions for future research includes use of in-depth anxiety assessment comparing normal and mild cognitively impaired older adults and use of challenging neuropsychological tests to determine if specific cognitive domains suffer in anxious older adults.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - September 30, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Beaudreau, S. A., O'Hara, R. Tags: Critical Review Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Pharmacotherapy for Older Veterans Diagnosed With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans AdministrationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Diverse psychotropic medication classes are used to treat veterans diagnosed with PTSD in VA with declining use among older veterans. Medication utilization is greater in mental health clinics but declined more steeply with age, perhaps reflecting the greater sensitivity of specialists to the risks of elderly veterans. Older veterans diagnosed with PTSD appear to receive conservative, cautious treatment although observed patterns of care may reflect some degree of undertreatment.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - September 30, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Mohamed, S., Rosenheck, R. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Generalized Anxiety Disorder Severity Scale Validation in Older AdultsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The results showed a good convergent, concurrent, and discriminant validity of the GADSS when used for elderly with GAD. The authors conclude that GADSS is a valid measure of GAD symptom severity in older adults.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - September 30, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Andreescu, C., Belnap, B. H., Rollman, B. L., Houck, P., Ciliberti, C., Mazumdar, S., Shear, M. K., Lenze, E. J. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] The Effect of the ApoE Genotype on the Association Between Head Circumference and CognitionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: All these findings suggest the possibility that the presence of ApoE 4 affects cognitive function only when the brain reserve is low. In other words, these findings support the structural "brain reserve hypothesis," and the effects are more pronounced in genetically predisposed individuals.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - September 30, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Kim, K. R., Lee, K. S., Kim, E. A., Cheong, H.-K., Oh, B. H., Hong, C. H. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Preferences of Older and Younger Adults With Serious Mental Illness for Involvement in Decision-Making in Medical and Psychiatric SettingsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Our study suggests that older persons with serious mental illness have a stronger desire for involvement in decision-making than younger consumers. Additionally, role preference for involvement in decision-making varies across different clinical decisions and for psychopharmacological versus psychosocial interventions.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - September 30, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: O'Neal, E. L., Adams, J. R., McHugo, G. J., Van Citters, A. D., Drake, R. E., Bartels, S. J. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Prevalent Depressive Symptoms as a Risk Factor for Conversion to Mild Cognitive Impairment in an Elderly Italian CohortEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Depressive symptoms are highly prevalent among elderly MCI subjects and, in cognitively normal elderly individuals, are associated with an increased risk of developing MCI. The association is stronger for the MCI subtype without memory impairment.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - September 30, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Ravaglia, G., Forti, P., Lucicesare, A., Rietti, E., Pisacane, N., Mariani, E., Dalmonte, E. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Depression Predicts Mortality in the Young Old, but Not in the Oldest Old: Results From the Berlin Aging StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Depression is a significant risk factor for all-cause mortality in old age, yet the risk conveyed by depression does not hold in very old age. Possible underlying mechanisms in the very old are discussed.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - September 30, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Rapp, M. A., Gerstorf, D., Helmchen, H., Smith, J. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Brief Reports] Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Elderly: A Community Prevalence StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: PTSD rates are lower in older age cohorts, although reasons for this are unclear. With 10% reporting reexperiencing symptoms associated with past events, however, greater awareness of treatments that target traumatic memories may be beneficial.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - September 30, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Creamer, M., Parslow, R. Tags: Brief Reports Source Type: journals

[Editorial] The Impact of Psychosocial Factors on Experience of Illness and Mental Health Service UseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - August 29, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Sirey, J. A. Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

[Clinical Review] Psychiatric Emergency Services for the U.S. Elderly: 2008 and BeyondEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In 2011 the oldest baby boomers will turn age 65. Although healthcare researchers have started to examine the future preparedness of the healthcare system for the elderly, psychiatric emergency services (PES) have been widely overlooked. Research is needed to address PES need and demand by older patients, assess the consequences of this need or demand, and establish recommendations to guide PES planning and practice. The authors examined journal articles, review articles, textbooks, and electronic databases related to these topics. The authors outline the current PES environment in terms of facilities, characteristics, and...
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - August 29, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Walsh, P. G., Currier, G., Shah, M. N., Lyness, J. M., Friedman, B. Tags: Clinical Review Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Personal and Societal Construction of Illness Among Individuals With Rapid-Cycling Bipolar Disorder: A Life-Trajectory PerspectiveEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Although bipolar disorder may severely alter an individual’s planned life trajectory, accomplishment of life goals can at least partially offset the sense of loss that is often seen in bipolar illness.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - August 29, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Sajatovic, M., Jenkins, J. H., Safavi, R., West, J. A., Cassidy, K. A., Meyer, W. J., Calabrese, J. R. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Suicide in the Elderly: A Psychological Autopsy Study in a North Italy Area (1994-2004)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Diverse patterns of risk factors for suicide have to be evaluated in older adults. Physicians must be aware that the concomitant presence of depressive symptoms and several life events (especially loss and loneliness in women and physical illness in men) should be considered warning signs for suicidal behavior.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - August 29, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Pompili, M., Innamorati, M., Masotti, V., Personne, F., Lester, D., Di Vittorio, C., Tatarelli, R., Girardi, P., Amore, M. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Reasons for Living, Hopelessness, and Suicide Ideation Among Depressed Adults 50 Years or OlderEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Clinicians working with at-risk older adults are encouraged to explore their patients’ RFL. These cross-sectional findings point to the need for prospective research examining the associations among different RFL, hopelessness, and suicide ideation in depressed older adults.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - August 29, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Britton, P. C., Duberstein, P. R., Conner, K. R., Heisel, M. J., Hirsch, J. K., Conwell, Y. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] 12-Month Cognitive Outcomes of Major and Minor Depression in Older Medical PatientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: A diagnosis of major or minor depression at hospital admission is an independent risk factor for poorer cognitive function during the subsequent 12 months in older medical patients.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - August 29, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Han, L., McCusker, J., Cole, M., Abrahamowicz, M., Capek, R. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Neurocognitive Correlates of Response to Treatment in Late-Life DepressionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The current results suggest that better pretreatment cognitive function, particularly in verbal memory, is associated with a greater treatment response in late-life depression.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - August 29, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Story, T. J., Potter, G. G., Attix, D. K., Welsh-Bohmer, K. A., Steffens, D. C. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Aging and Alexithymia: Association With Reduced Right Rostral Cingulate VolumeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: These results suggest that alexithymia in older age may be a result of structural changes in the right rostral ACC.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - August 29, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Paradiso, S., Vaidya, J. G., McCormick, L. M., Jones, A., Robinson, R. G. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Importance of Lack of Interest in Patients With Mild Cognitive ImpairmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Lack of interest, a mild behavioral sign, could be an indicator of potential decline in MCI patients and underlines the importance of checking the cognitive status of these patients.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - August 29, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Robert, P. H., Berr, C., Volteau, M., Bertogliati-Fileau, C., Benoit, M., Guerin, O., Sarazin, M., Legrain, S., Dubois, B., members of the PreAL Study Group Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Brief Reports] Perceived Participation Restriction in Middle-Aged and Older Persons with SchizophreniaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Participation restriction and depressive symptoms are related in individuals with schizophrenia; however, the direction of their relationship is unclear and requires further investigation.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - August 29, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: McKibbin, C. L., Twamley, E., Patterson, T. L., Golshan, S., Lebowitz, B., Feiner, L., Shepherd, S., Jeste, D. V. Tags: Brief Reports Source Type: journals

[Brief Reports] Better Memory Functioning Associated With Higher Total and Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels in Very Elderly Subjects Without the Apolipoprotein e4 AlleleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: In oldest old nondemented noncarriers of the APOE4 allele, high cholesterol is associated with better memory function. Further examination of the role of APOE genotype on the association between cholesterol and cognitive performance, especially in the oldest old is warranted.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - August 29, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: West, R., Beeri, M. S., Schmeidler, J., Hannigan, C. M., Angelo, G., Grossman, H. T., Rosendorff, C., Silverman, J. M. Tags: Brief Reports Source Type: journals

[Letter] How Acute is Delirium in Nursing Homes: An Observational Study From Wesley Woods at EmoryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - August 29, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Tune, L. E. Tags: Letter Source Type: journals

[Editorial] Real-World Functioning and Self-Evaluation of Functioning: Brain Structure, Mood State, Functional Skills, and MortalityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - July 31, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Patterson, T. L., Harvey, P. Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

[Special Articles] Psychotropic Prescribing in Long-Term Care Facilities: Impact of Medication Reviews and Educational InterventionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The objective of this literature review was to evaluate the evidence pertaining to the impact of medication reviews and/or educational interventions on psychotropic drug use in long-term care facilities. A computerized search was conducted using MEDLINE, Cochrane Central Register of Control Trials, CINAHL, EMBASE, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts and PsycINFO, from January 1980 to April 2007. Controlled studies or randomized controlled studies were included for review. The authors identified 26 studies evaluating the impact of medication reviews and/or educational interventions on psychotropic drug use in long-term c...
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - July 31, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Nishtala, P. S., McLachlan, A. J., Bell, J. S., Chen, T. F. Tags: Special Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Daily Functioning and Prefrontal Brain Morphology in Healthy and Depressed Community-Dwelling ElderlyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Although mild to moderate atrophy is expected in late-life, prefrontal atrophy may represent changes to neuroanatomic substrates that qualitatively modulate self-perceptions of energy and general health for both depressed and nondepressed persons.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - July 31, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Elderkin-Thompson, V., Ballmaier, M., Hellemann, G., Pham, D., Lavretsky, H., Kumar, A. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Frequency and Correlates of Advance Planning Among Cognitively Impaired Older AdultsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Although a majority of persons with and at risk for the sustained and progressive decisional incapacity of AD are formally planning for the future, a substantial minority are not.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - July 31, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Lingler, J. H., Hirschman, K. B., Garand, L., Dew, M. A., Becker, J. T., Schulz, R., DeKosky, S. T. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals

[Regular Research Articles] Awareness of Deficits in Financial Abilities in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment: Going Beyond Self-Informant DiscrepancyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Patients with MCI are not fully aware of deficits in their financial abilities. Both cognitive impairment and depression impact MCI patients' self-reported functioning. In addition, MCI informants misestimate patients' financial abilities. This raises concerns about the widespread use of informant report as the gold standard against which to evaluate patient self-report of functioning.
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - July 31, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Okonkwo, O. C., Wadley, V. G., Griffith, H. R., Belue, K., Lanza, S., Zamrini, E. Y., Harrell, L. E., Brockington, J. C., Clark, D., Raman, R., Marson, D. C. Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: journals