FPN || Mental Health

Vortioxetine establishes credentials for late-life depression

Posted on: 26/03/2014 - 21:25

ORLANDO – The novel antidepressant vortioxetine proved safe, effective, and well tolerated for treatment of major depressive disorder specifically in elderly patients in a combined analysis of nine...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Say goodbye to ‘dementia’

Posted on: 26/03/2014 - 18:50

ORLANDO – This May, the hallowed term "dementia" is supposed to be tossed onto the scrapheap of discarded psychiatric nomenclature, replaced by "major neurocognitive disorder."...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Late-life depression can be dementia prodrome

Posted on: 26/03/2014 - 14:05

ORLANDO – Elderly patients with acute depression who show deficits on brief structured tests of memory and executive function are at high risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease within the next few...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Hoarding: Not just a symptom of OCD

Posted on: 24/03/2014 - 21:05

ORLANDO – Compulsive hoarding traditionally has been considered virtually synonymous with obsessive-compulsive disorder, but its reach actually extends far beyond. Indeed, hoarding turns out to be...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Treatment decisions complex for pregnant, postpartum women with bipolar disorder

Posted on: 20/03/2014 - 15:10

The clinical features of perinatal women with bipolar disorder are much more severe than those of women seeking care for other psychiatric conditions, including greater history of suicidal behavior...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Mindfulness training shifts diabetic patients off autopilot

Posted on: 17/03/2014 - 17:30

SAN FRANCISCO – Cultivating mindfulness in patients with diabetes is a useful self-help strategy to combat depression and foster healthy habits. "How can you effectively manage yourself if...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Alzheimer’s treatment requires ‘multiple shots on goal’ approach

Posted on: 25/02/2014 - 20:15

LAS VEGAS – With the exception of memantine, about 30 clinical trials of agents intended to halt the progression of Alzheimer’s disease have failed in the past decade. "We’ve attacked every...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Citalopram improves agitation in Alzheimer’s patients but has cardiac risks

Posted on: 18/02/2014 - 21:00

Daily oral citalopram improved agitation in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and reduced caregiver stress but was associated with a higher rate of cardiac adverse effects than was placebo at the...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Antipsychotics boosted CVD events in elderly

Posted on: 27/12/2013 - 19:15

DALLAS – Elderly patients who started treatment with an antipsychotic drug had a substantially increased risk for a major adverse cardiovascular disease event, especially during the first month on...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

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