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Delusional depression in elderly patients: characteristics and relationship to age onset
- Author:
- BALDWIN Robert C.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10(11), November 1995, pp.981-985.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
In a prospective study, 34 patients with delusional depression were compared with 100 non-psychotically depressed patients and a subgroup of 30 age- and sex-matched control patients. Depressed patients with delusions were more likely to be single, especially single men. The most common delusions were those of persecution and hypochondriasis. There were no striking differences in other depression symptoms and no evidence for the hypothesis that delusional depression is associated with a later age of depression onset.
To what extent is dementia underreported on British death certificates?
- Authors:
- MORGAN Kevin, CLARKE David
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10(11), November 1995, pp.987-990.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Of 1042 elderly people randomly sampled from the community in a longitudinal study of ageing, 512 had died in the period 1985-1994, with 44 of these deaths occurring among respondents who, at clinical interview, met DSM-III-R criteria for dementia. The presence of dementia was recorded on only 15 (34%) of the 44 death certificates from this group. This low level recording was not significantly related to the patient's gender, age or place of death. The likelihood of dementia being recorded was also unrelated to date of death, with earlier (1985-1990) and later (1990-1994) certificates showing similar levels of non-recording. Analyses of all 512 certificates showed that cases of dementia were 2.5 times more likely than the non-demented to have bronchopneumonia recorded as a principal cause of death. These results confirm earlier links between dementia and death from respiratory disease but suggest that, when assessed in random community samples, the extent to which dementia is under reported on British death certificates is greater than previously estimated.
Decline in quality of life for patients with severe dementia following a ward merger
- Authors:
- BREDIN Kathleen, KITWOOD Tom, WATTIS John
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10(11), November 1995, pp.967-973.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The effect of a ward merger on the quality of life of patients with severe dementia in a mental hospital was investigated by means of observational method of dementia care mapping (DCM). Key DCM indicators showed that the quality of life of patients had declined significantly. This may be explained, in part at least, in terms of a 'cycle of demoralization and depersonalisation' in the interaction of staff and patients. Further research is required into the dynamics of this cycle.
Psychotic symptoms in Patients with Dementia
- Authors:
- BALLARD Clive, OYEBODE Femi
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10(9), September 1995, pp.743-752.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reviews the current state of knowledge pertaining to psychotic symptoms in patients with dementia, drawing on over 70 studies in this area.
Social policies for the elderly in the Republic of Korea and Japan: a comparative perspective
- Authors:
- PALLEY Howard A., USUI Chikako
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 29(3), September 1995, pp.241-257.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The Republic of Korea (South Korea) and Japan are highly industralised and modern nations which are both influenced by the Confucian tradition of respect for elderly and family responsibility for the care of aging parents. In both countries the proportion of the elderly population is increasing. Japan, since the end of World War II, has utilized its government bureaucracy to help develop the social welfare system and to formulate social policies and programs for the elderly. Japan's tradition of samurai Confucianism is congruent with the commitment of the Japanese government to such social development as a matter of national policy. The Republic of Korea has not assigned a comprehensive planning role to its government bureaucracy. Lacking the mix of industrial/post-industrial infrastructure of Japan and not yet faced with the immediacy of a very large elderly population, the Republic of Korea's government has developed its social policies for the elderly in a more incremental manner, usually emphasizing small scale and piecemeal initiatives. With respect to social support, it has emphasized voluntary family efforts as congruent with the Korean (and Chinese) variant of Confucianism. This paper will compare and contrast these different approaches.
Conference report: depression and suicide in older people: report of a workshop held at the Ciba Foundation, London, on November 11, 1994
- Author:
- ABAS Melanie
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10(8), August 1995, pp.707-710.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reports on a workshop held by Research into Ageing on the subject of depression and suicide in older people.
Genetic link to Alzheimer's
- Authors:
- ISAACS Ron, ROQUES Penelope
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 26.4.95, 1995, pp.61-63.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Explains the degenerative changes underlying Alzheimer's Disease and what is taking place in research.
Making sense of dementia: carers' perceptions
- Author:
- ASKHAM Janet
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 15(1), March 1995, pp.103-114.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Outlines how the informal care givers of people recently diagnosed as suffering from dementia perceive and describe the condition. Examines the reasons for the wide variety of understanding of dementia.
Later-life depressive disorder in the community
- Authors:
- Van OJEN Rob, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 166, March 1995, pp.311-315.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
In previous studies cognitive impairment in depressed older patients tends to be associated with a late onset of depression. This study tests the hypothesis that cognitive impairment is associated with depression only in elderly individuals with no history of psychiatric illness.
The prevalence of depression in the carers of dementia sufferers
- Authors:
- COOPE Bernie, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10(3), March 1995, pp.237-242.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Aims to evaluate psychiatric morbidity in the carers of dementia sufferers using a semi-structured psychiatric interview.