PsychogeriatricsThis is an RSS file. You can use it to subscribe to this data in your favourite RSS reader, such as GoogleReader, or to display this data on your own website or blog. Subscribe to this data using MyMedWorm.Subscribe to this data using GoogleReader.Subscribe to this data using Bloglines.Subscribe to this data using MyYahoo.

This page shows you the latest items in this publication.

Pages: 1 2 3 4

Clinical effects of high oral dose of donepezil for patients with Alzheimer's disease in JapanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The progression of cognitive dysfunction could be inhibited by increasing the dose of donepezil to 10 mg/day. It was suggested that longer-term treatment with 5 mg/day might lead to fewer adverse events when the dose is increased to 10 mg/day.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - July 7, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Motohiro NOZAWA, Yosuke ICHIMIYA, Eiko NOZAWA, Yushi UTUMI, Hideki SUGIYAMA, Norio MURAYAMA, Eizo ISEKI, Heii ARAI Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Depression associated with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and the effect of somatotherapyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: [bull] A total of 13.8% of patients came to be re-diagnosed as having DLB as a consequence of a thorough examination after admission. [bull] Patients with depression associated with DLB were classified into psychotic and non-psychotic clusters. [bull] ECT and TMS are effective and safe therapeutic tools for drug therapy[ndash]resistant depression observed in DLB patients.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - July 7, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Sho TAKAHASHI, Katsuyoshi MIZUKAMI, Fumihiko YASUNO, Takashi ASADA Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Suicide among the elderly in mainland ChinaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Suicide in mainland China shows unique demographic patterns with age: the over-65 age group has the highest rate of completed suicide, reaching 44.3[ndash]200 per 100 000, which is four to five times higher than the Chinese general population. Rural suicide rates among the elderly are three to five times higher than the urban rates. The gender ratio of suicide in the elderly shows a reversal to those younger than 60 years of age in China. In addition, suicide methods and causes are different from those in Western countries. In the present paper, the profile of suicide among the elderly in China is delineated, including the...
Source: Psychogeriatrics - July 7, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Xia LI, Zeping XIAO, Shifu XIAO Tags: REVIEW ARTICLES Source Type: journals

What is 'early onset dementia'?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There are two types of dementia with early onset: (i) presenile dementias; and (ii) senile dementias with early onset. Most patients who develop dementia before 65 years of age have Alzheimer's disease (AD). The remainder are likely to have vascular dementia (VaD), frontotemporal dementia, head injury, alcohol intoxication, or metabolic disorder. Presenile dementias, caused by frontotemporal lobar degeneration, progressive supranuclear palsy, and corticobasal degeneration, usually occur in patients of presenile and are rarely seen in patients of senile age. Although the factors responsible for the accelarted onset of the i...
Source: Psychogeriatrics - July 7, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Koho MIYOSHI Tags: REVIEW ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Pathogenesis and symptomatology of hallucinations (delusions) of organic brain disorder and schizophreniaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this review article, in order to explore the mechanisms underlying the hallucinations/delusions of schizophrenia, we discuss the contribution of the following four questions: (i) can an understanding of dreams contribute to our understanding of the genesis of halluciations and/or delusions; (ii) are the mechanisms underlying psychotropic drug-induced psychoses the same as those underlying the hallucinations and/or delusions in schizophrenia; (iii) does disturbed consciousness contribute to the manifestation of psychotic features; and (iv) are the psychoses caused by organic brain disorders any different to the hallucina...
Source: Psychogeriatrics - July 7, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Jun HORIGUCHI, Tsuyoshi MIYAOKA, Hideto SHINNO Tags: REVIEW ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Neuroimaging studies in patients with Charles Bonnet SyndromeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) is characterized by complex formed and recurrent visual hallucinations in psychologically normal people, and is often associated with eye pathology. Many psychiatrists have taken an interest in CBS because this syndrome could provide clues to the mechanisms underlying visual hallucinations. In the present paper, we review previous neuroimaging studies in patients with CBS and summarize the results of these studies. There could be a fundamental dysfunction in the primary and secondary visual cortices in some patients with CBS, and transient cortical activation occurs in the inferior lateral tem...
Source: Psychogeriatrics - July 7, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Hiroaki KAZUI, Ryouhei ISHII, Tetsuhiko YOSHIDA, Koji IKEZAWA, Masahiko TAKAYA, Hiromasa TOKUNAGA, Toshihisa TANAKA, Masatoshi TAKEDA Tags: REVIEW ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Neuropsychological profile of dementia with Lewy bodiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) accounts for 10[ndash]25% of all dementia cases in clinical populations and is considered to be the second most common degenerative dementia in elderly people after Alzheimer's disease (AD). Dementia with Lewy bodies is characterized by the presence of cognitive, psychiatric, and motor symptoms. Although the neuropsychological profiles of patients with DLB often differ from those of patients with AD, the diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of these profiles remain largely unknown. The present paper reviews the neuropsychological profiling of DLB and attempts the neurop...
Source: Psychogeriatrics - July 7, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Haruhiko ODA, Yasuji YAMAMOTO, Kiyoshi MAEDA Tags: REVIEW ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Frontotemporal lobar degeneration and dementia with Lewy bodies: Clinicopathological issues associated with antemortem diagnosisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Currently, the clinical diagnostic criteria of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) are well known to neurologists and psychiatrists. However, the accuracy of the clinical diagnosis of these diseases in autopsy series is not always adequate. For example, FTLD is a syndrome rather than a clinicopathological disease entity that is comprised of various pathological substrates, including Pick's disease, FTLD with microtubule-associated protein tau gene mutation, FTLD with tau-negative ubiquitin-positive inclusions (FTLD-U), FTLD-U with progranulin gene mutation, corticobasal degeneration...
Source: Psychogeriatrics - July 7, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Osamu YOKOTA Tags: REVIEW ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Novel therapeutic strategies for neurodegenerative diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The activity of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) is compromised and believed to be the cause of the abnormal hyperphosphorylation of tau in Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain. Activity of PP2A is regulated by two endogeneous inhibitor proteins, called as I1PP2A and I2PP2A. Previously, we reported that: (i) I1PP2A and I2PP2A are upregulated with cleavage of I2PP2A holoprotein and translocation of its amino terminal fragment from the nucleus to the cytoplasm in neuronal cells in AD brains; and (ii) translocated I2PP2A colocalized not only with the PP2A catalytic subunit, but also with phosphorylated tau in neuronal cytoplasm. Furth...
Source: Psychogeriatrics - July 7, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Hitoshi TANIMUKAI, Takashi KUDO, Toshihisa TANAKA, Inge GRUNDKE-IQBAL, Khalid IQBAL, Masatoshi TAKEDA Tags: REVIEW ARTICLES Source Type: journals

ABSTRACTS IN JAPANESEEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - July 7, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Tags: ABSTRACTS IN JAPANESE Source Type: journals

NEWSLETTEREmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - July 7, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Tags: NEWSLETTER Source Type: journals

Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia and medical treatmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - June 1, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Naoji AMANO, Shin INUZUKA, Tomomi OGIHARA Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: journals

Effectiveness of the Takeda Three Colors Combination Test as a screening test for dementiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Satisfactory sensitivity and specificity were indicated for both the AD and VaD groups, with sufficient reliability and validity also indicated. Thus, the TTCC is an effective dementia screening test.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - March 27, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Shinya TAKEDA, Kazuyuki NAKAGOME, Kayo TAJIME, Motoi SAITO Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Effects of aging on behavioral symptoms in Alzheimer's diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: From these results, we found that the effects of aging on the BPSD in AD were characterized by diurnal rhythm disturbance and psychosis.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - March 27, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Kimiko KONISHI, Koji HORI, Tatsuro ODA, Itaru TOMINAGA, Toshiyasu ASAOKA, Mitsugu HACHISU, Toshiaki SHIBASAKI Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Psychogeriatric services for outpatients undergoing long-term care at Mental Silver ClinicEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The number of VaD patients was smaller than DLB patients at mental clinic.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - March 27, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Norihiko WAKAE Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Effect of a companion dog on depression and anxiety levels of elderly residents in a long-term care facilityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The results of this small study confirm the results of other studies that AAA visits can make a difference to the depression levels of residents in long-term care facilities.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - March 27, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Marieanna C. LE ROUX, Rene KEMP Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Investigation of the short- and long-term effects of donepezil on cognitive function in Alzheimer's diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The results of the present study suggest that when a short-term beneficial effect of the donepezil on cognitive functions is seen, long-term effect may also be expected at 2 years. Periodic clinical evaluation and examination of cognitive function is indispensable for effective donepezil treatment.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - March 27, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Jun INOUE, Ryoichi HOSHINO, Hidenori NOJIMA, Norio OKAMOTO Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Subclinical rhythmic electrographic discharge of adults (SREDA) in a case with spinocerebellar degeneration improved clinically by thyrotropin-releasing hormoneEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Herein, we report on a patient with spinocerebellar degeneration who exhibited subclinical rhythmic electrographic discharge of adults (SREDA). Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) improved the clinical symptoms and SREDA was observed only when administration of thyrotropin-releasing hormone was discontinued and the symptoms worsened. Furthermore, after resuming administration of taltirelin hydrate, a TRH analog, the improvement in motor function was accompanied by a decrease in delirium. It is plausible that taltirelin hydrate improved the distorted cerebral blood flow, which has been reported previously as the mechanism u...
Source: Psychogeriatrics - March 27, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Mayuko FUKUTA, Eiji KIRINO, Reiichi INOUE, Heii ARAI Tags: CASE REPORTS Source Type: journals

Five cases of frontotemporal dementia with behavioral symptoms improved by YokukansanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Herein, we present five cases with frontotemporal dementia whose behavioral symptoms were improved by Yokukansan, a traditional Japanese medicine (Kampo). All five patients were prescribed Yokukansan (7.5 g/day) to reduce their symptoms. The patients' symptoms were evaluated comprehensively using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) and the Stereotypy Rating Inventory (SRI) before and 4 weeks after Yokukansan treatment. The mean (± SD) scores on the NPI and the SRI before treatment were 55.6 ± 5.4 and 22.2 ± 6.5, respectively. After treatment, these scores were 30.0 ± 7.8 and 11.6 ± 7.5, respectively. Yokukansan was e...
Source: Psychogeriatrics - March 27, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Takemi KIMURA, Hideki HAYASHIDA, Hitomi FURUKAWA, Daisuke MIYAUCHI, Junichi TAKAMATSU Tags: CASE REPORTS Source Type: journals

ABSTRACTS IN JAPANESEEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - March 27, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Tags: ABSTRACTS IN JAPANESE Source Type: journals

NEWSLETTEREmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - March 27, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Tags: NEWSLETTER Source Type: journals

Alzheimer's disease and mortality in JapanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - March 1, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Nobuto SHIBATA, Heii ARAI Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: journals

Mild cognitive impairment and subjective cognitive impairmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - November 21, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Masatoshi TAKEDA, Takashi MORIHARA, Masayasu OKOCHI, Golam SADIK, Toshihisa TANAKA Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: journals

Research on aging using brain imaging and cognitive tests over 6 years in 145 healthy elderly subjectsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The results of the BVRT and ECR suggest that enlargement of the Sylvian fissure and atrophy of the temporal lobe are indicators of deterioration of memory.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - November 19, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Hirohide KADA Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Association between activity level and changes in bodyweight in dementia patientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Introduction: Bodyweight is routinely used as an important health assessment measure in care facilities. Recently, the integrated circuit (IC) tag monitoring system became available for measuring the distance walked by patients with dementia (PsWD) over an extended period. The main objective of the present study was to examine an association between the distance walked and changes in bodyweight in PsWD.Methods: Monitoring was conducted in a semi-acute dementia care unit in Japan between November 2006 and March 2007. All patients had been diagnosed with dementia and were able to walk independently. Demographic and food inta...
Source: Psychogeriatrics - November 19, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Rumiko MIYOSHI, Miyae YAMAKAWA, Kazue SHIGENOBU, Kiyoko MAKIMOTO, Canqun ZHU, Nanae SEGAWA, Nobuyuki ASHIDA, Kaoru TABUSHI Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Beneficial and adverse effects of pharmacotherapy with risperidone on behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: In the present study, low doses of risperidone were used for the treatment of BPSD and no serious side-effects were observed. An atypical antipsychotic can be one of the treatment options if a thorough risk assessment of the cardiovascular system is made and informed consent is obtained.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - November 19, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Norihito OSHIMA Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Preserved priming but insensitivity to perceptual fluency on recognition judgments in Alzheimer's diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The findings suggest that perceptually automatic processes in explicit memory judgments and implicit memory processes are different and that the former are specifically impaired in AD.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - November 19, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Madoka YANO, Satoshi UMEDA, Masaru MIMURA Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Macrophage colony stimulating factor is associated with excretion of amyloid-β peptides from cerebrospinal fluid to peripheral bloodEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The results indicate that M-CSF deficiency impairs excretion of human-type A[beta]40 from the CSF to blood. We propose that M-CSF may be a novel factor that facilitates the excretion of A[beta] from the CSF to the blood via the BBB.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - November 19, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Jingwei JIANG, Masayasu OKOCHI, Shinji TAGAMI, Kouhei NISHITOMI, Kanta YANAGIDA, Taisuke NAKAYAMA, Shin-ichi TATSUMI, Kohji MORI, Masatoshi TAKEDA Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Treatment of refractory tardive dyskinesia with donepezil in an elderly patient with depressionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a neurological disorder caused by the prolonged administration of dopamine antagonists, usually antipsychotics and especially first-generation antipsychotics. Herein, we report on an elderly patient suffering from TD with depression induced by amoxapine, an antidepressant that antagonizes dopamine receptors. This case report demonstrates the therapeutic effect of donepezil even for TD due to amoxapine, corroborating the view that donepezil is beneficial for the treatment of TD induced by dopamine antagonists. A randomized placebo-controlled double-blind trial is required to confirm the usefulness...
Source: Psychogeriatrics - November 19, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Asuka YOSHIMI, Takashi TOGO, Naoya SUGIYAMA, Kumi UEHARA, Tatsui OTSUKA, Aya KARASHIMA, Yoshio HIRAYASU Tags: CASE REPORTS Source Type: journals

Aripiprazole-associated dystonia in a patient with vascular dementiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Aripiprazole is a novel atypical antipsychotic agent with unique pharmacological profiles as a partial dopamine receptor agonist. Few extrapyramidal signs have been reported previously following the use of aripiprazole. In the present study, we report on an 84-year-old female patient who suffered from vascular dementia with psychotic symptoms. She was treated with aripiprazole and acute dystonia was noted. This case report highlights the importance of slow titration of aripiprazole and close monitoring for extrapyramidal signs in elderly psychotic patients with vascular dementia.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - November 19, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Shaw-Ji CHEN, Yu-Chih SHEN, Shao-Tsu CHEN, Chaucer C. H. LIN Tags: CASE REPORTS Source Type: journals

AUTHOR INDEXEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - November 19, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Tags: AUTHOR INDEX Source Type: journals

SUBJECT INDEXEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - November 19, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Tags: SUBJECT INDEX Source Type: journals

ABSTRACTS IN JAPANESEEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - November 19, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Tags: ABSTRACTS IN JAPANESE Source Type: journals

NEWSLETTEREmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - November 19, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Tags: NEWSLETTER Source Type: journals

Relationship between psychiatric symptoms and regional cerebral blood flow in patients with mild Alzheimer's diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: In the present study, we observed a tendency for decreased brain perfusion in patients with motor retardation. Further studies are necessary to confirm that this trend contributes to the appearance of psychiatric symptoms in patients with mild AD.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - September 4, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Keisuke NAKAJIMA, Megumi TAKAHASHI, Satoru OISHI, Aya INOUE, Enami SAWAYAMA, Michiko KAMIYA, Satomi TANAKA, Hitoshi MIYAOKA Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Post-marketing survey of donepezil hydrochloride in Japanese patients with Alzheimer's disease with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: These results suggest that donepezil not only improves the cognitive dysfunction of AD patients, but may also relieve BPSD in these patients. Treatment with donepezil was also found to alleviate the burden of caregivers for approximately 60% of patients. Moreover, the results indicate that donepezil is unlikely to trigger potential risks of excessive deterioration of BPSD, which would result in a heavier burden of nursing care.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - September 4, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Toshihisa TANAKA, Hiroaki KAZUI, Takeshi MORIHARA, Golam SADIK, Takashi KUDO, Masatoshi TAKEDA Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Effects of short-term reminiscence therapy on elderly with dementia: A comparison with everyday conversation approachesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Reminiscence therapy performed over a short period of time in closed groups was shown to be more effective than everyday conversations in the treatment of elderly people with dementia. It is suggested that the effectiveness of group reminiscence therapy should be ascertained not only by the verbal fluency tasks, but also by changes in patients' interactions with others through non-verbal communication.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - September 4, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Yumiko OKUMURA, Satoshi TANIMUKAI, Takashi ASADA Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) in dementia with Lewy bodiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) bother patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and their families so frequently that early diagnosis of DLB before the appearance of prominent cognitive impairment is important. Because BPSD in DLB can be reduced or improved by early intervention, medical intervention is important. Of BPSD in DLB, vivid visual hallucinations and delusions are most important. Other visual cognitive impairments and sleep disturbances, including disorders in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, are also frequently seen. Cholinesterase inhibitors, including donepezil chloride, are the f...
Source: Psychogeriatrics - September 4, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Kenji KOSAKA Tags: REVIEW ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Kampo therapy as an alternative to pharmacotherapy using antipsychotic medicines for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), including aggression, agitation, screaming, wandering, hallucinations, and delusions, occur in 50[ndash]90% of patients with dementia, and have a negative impact on the activity of daily living (ADL) of patients, as well as caregivers. Patients with severe BPSD often require management with antipsychotic medicines. However, an increased mortality rate has been reported in patients with dementia taking antipsychotic medicine and, thus, there is an urgent need to develop safer treatments for BPSD. Kampo medicines are an alternative to antipsychotic medicines and s...
Source: Psychogeriatrics - September 4, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Katsuyoshi MIZUKAMI Tags: REVIEW ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Role of the home visit medical service for patients with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) living in the communityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The medical service alone is not enough to provide appropriate care for patients with BPSD who are living in the community. Using the case studies presented herein, we have demonstrated the importance of 'daily life information' for medical intervention. Issues relating to the exacerbation of BPSD and the cooperation of caregivers in the drug monitoring system at home are also considered.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - September 4, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Toru KINOSHITA Tags: REVIEW ARTICLES Source Type: journals

How to treat behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD): Do not treat patients exhibiting symptoms like BPSD with neuroleptics from the beginningEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The present report details the case of three patients who had symptoms like behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). In all three cases, other factors contributing to the disease were hidden behind the symptoms resembling BPSD. These cases exhibited symptoms like BPSD following acute or subacute onset. Before starting medication with antipsychotic drugs, the underlying causes of the symptoms, especially those with an acute or subacute onset, should be considered.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - September 4, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Masashi TAKITA Tags: REVIEW ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Attempts to differentiate the patterns of temporal movements in Alzheimer's disease patients from vascular dementia patients by the integrated circuit tag monitoring systemEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - September 4, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Nanae SEGAWA, Miyae YAMAKAWA, Kazue SHIGENOBU, Kiyoko MAKIMOTO, Rumiko MIYOSHI, Canqun ZHU, Nobuyuki ASHIDA, Kaoru TABUSHI Tags: LETTER TO THE EDITOR Source Type: journals

ERRATUMEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - September 4, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Tags: ERRATUM Source Type: journals

ABSTRACTS IN JAPANESEEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - September 4, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Tags: ABSTRACTS IN JAPANESE Source Type: journals

NEWSLETTEREmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - September 4, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Tags: NEWSLETTER Source Type: journals

Beyond PIB: the next generation of amyloid-imaging ligandsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - September 1, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Hitoshi SHINOTOH, Tetsuya SUHARA Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: journals

Roles of specialists in psychogeriatricsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Psychogeriatrics, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 57-61, June 2008.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - June 4, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Tags: article Source Type: journals

Differentiating early and late-onset depression with multichannel near-infrared spectroscopyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Psychogeriatrics, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 79-87, June 2008. Abstract Background: Individuals with late-life depression can be divided into two categories, those with early and late-onset depression (EOD and LOD, respectively). It has been reported that LOD has more accentuated subcortical vascular lesions and ...
Source: Psychogeriatrics - June 4, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Tags: article Source Type: journals

Reliability and validity of a Comprehensive Environmental Questionnaire for community-living elderly with healthcare needsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Psychogeriatrics, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 66-72, June 2008. Abstract Background: Although environmental factors play an important role in the quality of life of the elderly, no currently available scale is adequate for the comprehensive assessment of the environments of community-living elderly in Japan. The ...
Source: Psychogeriatrics - June 4, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Tags: article Source Type: journals

A case of senile depression diagnosed by N-isopropyl-P-[123I]-iodoamphetamine single photon emission computed tomography and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Psychogeriatrics, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 101-103, June 2008. Abstract It is sometimes difficult to distinguish between dementia with depressive mood and depressive pseudodementia (DPD). However, it is important that a differential diagnosis between them is made because cognition and memory disorder in DPD patients ...
Source: Psychogeriatrics - June 4, 2008 Category: Geriatrics Tags: article Source Type: journals