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  • Volume 11
  • Number 1
  • January 2013

From the Guest Editors

Clinical Synthesis

Publication date: 01 January 2013

Pages3–14

There 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.11.1.3

Publication date: 01 January 2013

Pages15–21

There 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.11.1.15

Publication date: 01 January 2013

Pages22–31

Depression 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.11.1.22

Publication date: 01 January 2013

Pages32–38

Patients 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.11.1.32

Publication date: 01 January 2013

Pages39–47

In 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.11.1.39

Publication date: 01 January 2013

Pages57–61

This 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.11.1.57

Erratum

Influential Publications

Publication date: 01 January 2013

Pages79–86

Objective Behavioral 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.11.1.79

Publication date: 01 January 2013

Pages87–95

Objective The authors systematically reviewed the management of treatment-refractory depression in older people (defined as age 55 or older). Method The authors conducted an electronic database search and reviewed the 14 articles that fit predetermined ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.11.1.87

Publication date: 01 January 2013

Pages107–117

Technical 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 ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.11.1.107

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