Focus
- Volume 2
- Number 2
- April 2004
EDITORIAL
CLINICAL SYNTHESIS
REVIEW
Publication date: 01 April 2004
Pages210–220Delirium, dementia, and other cognitive disorders represent an increasingly important focus of clinical research and practice. In this review, the authors survey recent developments in our understanding of these disorders. Delirium is now more frequently ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.2.2.210INFLUENTIAL PUBLICATION
Publication date: 01 April 2004
Pages239–252Cholinesterase inhibitors (ChE-Is) are the standard of therapy for treatment of patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) and are the only class of drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of this condition. This review provides ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.2.2.239Publication date: 01 April 2004
Pages253–259Summary: PROSPECT (Prevention of Suicide in Primary care Elderly—Collaborative Trial) is testing whether a trained clinician (the ‘health specialist’) can work in close collaboration with a primary care physician to implement a comprehensive depression ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.2.2.253Publication date: 01 April 2004
Pages260–267Objective: The authors tested the hypothesis that nortriptyline and interpersonal psychotherapy, alone and in combination, are superior to placebo in achieving remission of bereavement-related major depressive episodes. Method: Eighty subjects, aged 50 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.2.2.260Publication date: 01 April 2004
Pages268–281The past decade has seen dramatic growth in research on treatments for the psychiatric problems of older adults. An emerging evidence base supports the efficacy of geriatric mental health interventions. The authors provide an overview of the evidence base ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.2.2.268Publication date: 01 April 2004
Pages288–308Inappropriate behaviors are very common in dementia and impose an enormous toll both emotionally and financially. Three main psychosocial theoretical models have generally been utilized to explain inappropriate behaviors in dementia: the “unmet needs” ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.2.2.288Publication date: 01 April 2004
Pages309–313The validity of the consensus criteria for dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) has been questioned. The authors, therefore, performed analyses of 242 published cases with clinicopathological correlation of DLB. The prevalence of specific consensus criteria in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.2.2.309Publication date: 01 April 2004
Pages314–323The authors probed the associations between clinical diagnoses and independent research measures of cognitive, behavioral, and electroencephalographic (EEG) changes in hospitalized older patients and investigated the contribution of medical illness to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.2.2.314Past Issues
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