International journal of geriatric psychiatry
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Int J Geriatr Psychiatry · Jul 2004
Delirium in elderly hospitalised patients: protective effects of chronic rivastigmine usage.
To investigate the efficacy of the chronic usage of the cholinesterase inhibitor rivastigmine in patients with dementia in the prevention of delirium in case of hospitalisation. ⋯ Chronic rivastigmine use may contribute to the prevention of a delirium in a high-risk group of elderly hospitalised patients suffering from dementia.
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Int J Geriatr Psychiatry · Jun 2004
Social factors and depression in carers of people with dementia.
Research has highlighted the influence of psychosocial factors on the wellbeing of carers of people with dementia. This study aimed to investigate the interrelationships between life events, depression and social support in carers of people with dementia. ⋯ Carers of people with dementia appear more vulnerable to depression in the context of the caring experience rather than threatening life events.
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Int J Geriatr Psychiatry · Mar 2004
Delirium among patients with and without dementia: does the diagnosis according to the DSM-IV differ from the previous classifications?
Different diagnostic criteria differ in their capacity to identify subjects as delirious. It is not known how DSM-IV classification, compared with the DSM-III, DSM-III-R, and ICD-10, identifies delirium among individuals with and without dementia and whether the symptom profiles differ between these two subgroups. ⋯ DSM-IV criteria of delirium identify new, often non-demented, subjects as being delirious, while ICD-10 is overly restrictive. The symptom profile of delirium was slightly different among individuals with and without dementia.
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Int J Geriatr Psychiatry · Feb 2004
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialComparison study of venlafaxine and paroxetine for the treatment of depression in elderly Chinese inpatients.
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Int J Geriatr Psychiatry · Feb 2004
Reasons of informal caregivers for institutionalizing dementia patients previously living at home: the Pixel study.
Study of the problems and requirements of the main caregiver providing home care for dementia patients that have resulted in the patient being institutionalised. ⋯ It is necessary to change the focus of home care for dementia patients towards preventing loss of autonomy and its consequences and to allow for periods of relief for home caregivers.