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International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20 Issue 03

A well-respected, multidisciplinary journal, International Psychogeriatrics offers high quality original research papers in the field of psychogeriatrics. The journal aims to be the leading peer reviewed journal dealing with the mental health of older people throughout the world in all its aspects. With circulation to over 1000 members of the International Psychogeriatric Association its current impact factor is 1.745 (JCR Science Edition 2006). Published bimonthly, International Psychogeriatrics also features important editorials, provocative debates, literature reviews, book reviews and letters to the editor.

Elderly persons with elderly fathers – do they face additional risks?

Editorial
Karen Ritchie,
International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20 Issue 03 , pp 427-430

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Screening for dementia: a review of self- and informant-assessment instruments

Review Articles
Nicolas Cherbuin, Kaarin J. Anstey, Darren M. Lipnicki,
International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20 Issue 03 , pp 431-458

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[Google Scholar]ABSTRACTBackground: The objective of this study was to review available dementia screening instruments that could be recommended for self-administration, particularly in electronic format. Owing to the gradual loss of insight associated with the progression of dementia, a broad definition of self-administration including self-administration by concerned informants (family, friends, carers) was used.

Time that tells: critical clock-drawing errors for dementia screening

Research Articles
Mary C. Lessig, James M. Scanlan, Hamid Nazemi, Soo Borson,
International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20 Issue 03 , pp 459-470

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[Google Scholar]ABSTRACTBackground: Clock-drawing tests are popular components of dementia screens but no single scoring system has been universally accepted. We sought to identify an optimal subset of clock errors for dementia screening and compare them with three other systems representative of the existing wide variations in approach (Shulman, Mendez, Wolf-Klein), as well as with the CDT system used in the Mini-Cog, which combines clock drawing with delayed recall.

Alzheimer's disease diagnosis disclosure in Brazil: a survey of specialized physicians' current practice and attitudes

Research Articles
Irina Raicher, Marta Maria Shimizu, Daniel Yasumasa Takahashi, Ricardo Nitrini, Paulo Caramelli,
International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20 Issue 03 , pp 471-481

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[Google Scholar]ABSTRACTBackground: There is little, though growing, interest in the research area of attitudes held among physicians towards disclosing the diagnosis of dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD), or the current practice on AD disclosure. This study aimed to investigate the practice and attitudes of specialized physicians towards AD diagnosis disclosure in Brazil.

How do Chinese patients with dementia rate their own quality of life?

Research Articles
Philip Lin Kiat Yap, Jenny Yen Ni Goh, Linda Mary Henderson, Pei Min Han, Kui Shin Ong, Serene Si Ling Kwek, Elizabeth Yi Hui Ong, Donus Pui Kwan Loh,
International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20 Issue 03 , pp 482-493

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[Google Scholar]ABSTRACTObjective: This study examines the psychometric properties and clinical experience in using the Mandarin translation of the Quality of Life Alzheimer's Disease (QoL-AD) instrument in Chinese patients with dementia in Singapore.

Attachment style and anxiety in carers of people with Alzheimer's disease: results from the LASER-AD study

Research Articles
Claudia Cooper, Colm Owens, Cornelius Katona, Gill Livingston,
International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20 Issue 03 , pp 494-507

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[Google Scholar]ABSTRACTBackground: Preliminary evidence indicates that the quality of the carer-care recipient relationship predicts those carers most at risk from anxiety. Attachment style is related to higher carer burden, psychological morbidity and increased care recipient institutionalization. We tested, for the first time, the hypothesis that carer burden and the coping strategies used mediate a relationship between attachment style and anxiety.

Specific effects of caring for a spouse with dementia: differences in depressive symptoms between caregiver and non-caregiver spouses

Research Articles
Kathryn Betts Adams,
International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20 Issue 03 , pp 508-520

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[Google Scholar]ABSTRACTBackground: Caring for spouses with dementia is a risk factor for increased levels of depression. Less is known about specific symptom differences between groups of caregivers and non-caregivers. This study characterizes differences on the CES-D depression screening scale between caregiving and non-caregiving spouses.

Subjective socioeconomic status as a predictor of long-term care staff burnout and positive caregiving experiences

Research Articles
Liat Ayalon,
International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20 Issue 03 , pp 521-537

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Background: The potentially negative consequences associated with providing care to older adults are well documented. Recently, there has been an increasing interest in the positive aspects associated with caregiving. Both aspects are believed to represent a continuum of caregiving experiences. Long-term care (LTC) staff members often report high levels of burnout associated with their work. Whereas several job characteristics and objective indicators of socioeconomic status have been identified as potential predictors of LTC staff caregiving experiences, the role of subjective socioeconomic status (i.e. one's view of one's place in society) has not yet been evaluated.

Vascular factors and risk for neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer's disease: the Cache County Study

Research Articles
Katherine A. Treiber, Constantine G. Lyketsos, Chris Corcoran, Martin Steinberg, Maria Norton, Robert C. Green, Peter Rabins, David M. Stein, Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, John C. S. Breitner, JoAnn T. Tschanz,
International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20 Issue 03 , pp 538-553

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[Google Scholar]ABSTRACTObjective: To examine, in an exploratory analysis, the association between vascular conditions and the occurrence of neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in a population-based sample of incident Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Health services use for mental health problems by community-living seniors with depression

Research Articles
Martin G. Cole, Jane McCusker, Maida Sewitch, Antonio Ciampi, Alina Dyachenko,
International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20 Issue 03 , pp 554-570

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[Google Scholar]ABSTRACTBackground: The literature on health services (HS) use for mental health problems by community-living seniors with depression is sparse. This study aimed to characterize patterns of HS use for mental health problems by seniors with depressive disorders and symptoms during the previous 12 months.

Validation of the Arabic version of the short Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15)

Research Articles
Monique Chaaya, Abla-Mehio Sibai, Zeina El Roueiheb, Hiam Chemaitelly, Lama M. Chahine, Hassen Al-Amin, Ziyad Mahfoud,
International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20 Issue 03 , pp 571-581

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[Google Scholar]ABSTRACTBackground: This study aimed to examine the validity and reliability of an Arabic version of the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15).

Prevalence of self-reported sleep disturbance among older adults and the association of disturbed sleep with service demand and medical conditions

Research Articles
Sergio Luís Blay, Sergio Baxter Andreoli, Fábio Leite Gastal,
International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20 Issue 03 , pp 582-595

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[Google Scholar]ABSTRACTObjective: This cross-sectional study investigated the prevalence of disturbed sleep and the association of disturbed sleep with medical conditions and service use among older adults.

The relationship between elderly suicide rates and elderly dependency ratios: a cross-national study using data from the WHO data bank

Research Articles
Ajit Shah, Mellisha Padayatchi, Kavita Das,
International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20 Issue 03 , pp 596-604

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[Google Scholar]ABSTRACTBackground: Cultural factors may influence cross-national variations in elderly suicide rates.

The relationship between elderly suicide rates and mental health funding, service provision and national policy: a cross-national study

Research Articles
Ajit Shah, Ravi Bhat,
International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20 Issue 03 , pp 605-615

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[Google Scholar]ABSTRACTBackground: Elderly suicide rates may be influenced by mental health funding, service provision and national policy.

Dose form modification – a common but potentially hazardous practice. A literature review and study of medication administration to older psychiatric inpatients

Research Articles
Jean Stubbs, Camilla Haw, Geoff Dickens,
International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20 Issue 03 , pp 616-627

Abstract
[Google Scholar]ABSTRACTBackground: Many older patients have difficulty in swallowing their tablets and capsules. Dose form modification, by crushing tablets or opening capsules, is often used by nurses to administer such medication.

What was good about admission to an aged psychiatry ward? The subjective experiences of patients with depression

Research Articles
Penelope A. Pollitt, Daniel W. O'Connor,
International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20 Issue 03 , pp 628-640

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[Google Scholar]ABSTRACTBackground: The treatment of depression in Australian aged psychiatry units has been found to be effective in terms of symptom improvement and readmission rates. There is little information, however, about how such hospitalization is viewed by the patients themselves. While users' views are increasingly seen as important for the evaluation of mental health services and for improving outcomes, the views of older patients are less likely to be sought. In this study, former patients were asked about their experience of admission, which aspects were helpful and which were not. Negative experiences have been described in an earlier paper. This paper focuses on what study participants considered to be the positive aspects of their time in hospital.

DIY dementia screening and online assessment tools

Letter Papers
Nicolas Cherbuin, Kaarin J. Anstey,
International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20 Issue 03 , pp 641-642

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Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination as a better discriminator of cognitive impairment than the Mini-mental State Examination in patients with dementia

Letter Papers
Premkumar Jeyapaul, Shaun Kerwick,
International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20 Issue 03 , pp 642-643

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Amnesia due to left hippocampal hemorrhage

Letter Papers
Shinsuke Kito, Toru Nakajima, Yoshihiko Koga,
International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20 Issue 03 , pp 643-644

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