Focus
- Volume 11
- Number 1
- January 2013
From the Guest Editors
Clinical Synthesis
Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages3–14There has been an expansion in initiatives and interventions to promote successful aging and to reduce disparities in attaining maximum healthy life expectancy, and there are a number of points of intersection between psychiatry and successful aging. This ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.11.1.3Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages15–21There is growing use of complementary and alternative medicine for late-life mood and cognitive symptoms because they may be seen as “safer” than traditional drugs. This review presents the existing limited evidence of the efficacy and safety of natural ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.11.1.15Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages22–31Depression is a leading cause of disease burden, disability, and distress for millions of older adults. Thus, prevention of late-life depression is a priority research area. This article addresses the science of late-life depression prevention with the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.11.1.22Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages32–38Patients with dementia frequently experience comorbid behavioral and psychiatric symptoms that are harmful to both patients and their caregivers and contribute to the high healthcare costs associated with Alzheimer’s dementia. Despite their frequent use ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.11.1.32Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages39–47In 2010, almost 6,000 adults over age 65 died by suicide in the United States, and perhaps 200,000 worldwide. Because older adults are the most rapidly growing segment of the population, the number of suicides in this age group is expected to rise ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.11.1.39Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages57–61This exercise is designed to test your comprehension of material presented in this issue of FOCUS as well as your ability to evaluate, diagnose, and manage clinical problems. Answer the questions below, to the best of your ability, on the information ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.11.1.57Erratum
Influential Publications
Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages79–86ObjectiveBehavioral and psychological symptoms are common in dementia, and they are especially stressful for family caregivers. Nonpharmacological (or psychosocial) interventions have been shown to be effective in managing behavioral and psychological ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.11.1.79Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages87–95ObjectiveThe authors systematically reviewed the management of treatment-refractory depression in older people (defined as age 55 or older).MethodThe authors conducted an electronic database search and reviewed the 14 articles that fit predetermined ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.11.1.87Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages96–106The National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer’s Association charged a workgroup with the task of developing criteria for the symptomatic predementia phase of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), referred to in this article as mild cognitive impairment due to AD. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.11.1.96Publication date: 01 January 2013
Pages107–117Technical advances have facilitated the exploration of factors related to geriatric depression and have helped generate novel biological and psychosocial treatment approaches. This review summarizes the main advancements in epidemiology, clinical ...
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