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Seasonal changes in psychological well-being in an elderly population
- Authors:
- EAGLES John M., McLEOD Isabella H., DOUGLAS Stuart
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 171, July 1997, pp.53-55.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Little is known about seasonal fluctuations in psychological well-being among elderly people. Over a period of 21 months, elderly people completed the General Health Questionnaire and the Leeds Scales for Depression and Anxiety. Scores during the winter months (December to February) were compared with those during other months of the year. Concludes that elderly people exhibit a small seasonal fluctuation in psychological well-being, which is probably of little clinical importance, and there is no gender difference. The findings support the contention that seasonal mood changes are most pronounced among females of reproductive age.
A comparison of cognitively impaired attenders and their coresident carers at day hospitals and day centres in Aberdeen
- Authors:
- WARRINGTON Jill, EAGLES John M.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 11(3), March 1996, pp.251-256.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Day care services for the mentally ill in Aberdeen are described. Cognitively impaired attenders and their coresident carers at local day hospitals are compared with their counterparts at day centres. The similarities between the two groups are more striking than the differences. Day hospitals appeared to be no more efficacious than day centres in relieving stress and psychiatric morbidity among carers. Indeed, carers of day hospital attenders were more likely to be depressed. There appear to be significant sources of selection bias in determining which elderly subjects attend which type of day care. It is suggested that current service provision in the UK lacks coherence and rationality and that randomised prospective trials are required to determine appropriate organisation of day care services.