FPN || Mental Health

Key points in managing late-life anxiety

Posted on: 21/04/2014 - 22:20

ORLANDO – Do SSRIs actually work for late-life generalized anxiety disorder? "I think the answer is, ‘Yes, a little.’ The benefits are limited in the randomized controlled trials and in my own...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics
Type: News Item

Elderly suicide prevention: Focus on housing transition

Posted on: 18/04/2014 - 17:45

ORLANDO – Transition to an assisted-living facility or nursing home is a period of high risk for suicide among the elderly – as well as an opportunity for preventive intervention. That was the key...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics
Type: News Item

Antipsychotics’ risk in dementia revised upward

Posted on: 08/04/2014 - 05:01

ORLANDO – The mortality risk associated with prescription of antipsychotics or valproic acid for behavioral disturbances in patients with dementia is considerably greater than previously estimated,...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics
Type: News Item

ECT electrode placement matters most in elderly

Posted on: 31/03/2014 - 20:15

ORLANDO – Right unilateral electroconvulsive therapy at six times the seizure threshold is markedly more effective in severely depressed patients aged 60 and older than in those who are younger,...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics
Type: News Item

Simple smell test may predict donepezil response

Posted on: 28/03/2014 - 13:15

ORLANDO – Predicting whether add-on donepezil will improve residual cognitive deficits in an elderly patient on adequate antidepressant therapy may be as plain as the nose on the patient’s face....

Field of Interest: Geriatrics
Type: News Item

ECT quells dementia-associated agitation

Posted on: 27/03/2014 - 13:10

ORLANDO – Electroconvulsive therapy was safe and effective for treatment of refractory agitation in patients with dementia, including those with multiple medical comorbidities, in the largest case...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics
Type: News Item

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