Journal of Clinical Geropsychology
1573-3556
1079-9362
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Indications for the Use of Atypical Antipsychotics in the Elderly
- 2001
There has been an expanding role for the new generation atypical antipsychotic
agents (clozapine, risperidone, olanzapine, and quetiapine) in elderly patients.
Their efficacy in the treatment of psychoses associated with schizophrenia is
now well established. But psychoses occur in other conditions. This paper will
review the current research examining the use of the atypical agents in the
treatme...
Family Involvement During a Geropsychiatric Hospitalization
Tập 8 - Trang 87-99 - 2002
This descriptive study examined patterns and correlates of family involvement
during a short-term geropsychiatric hospitalization. Participants were 32 family
members who completed the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) and a prehospitalization
involvement measure. Involvement data included frequency of family member
visits, ratings of family members' overall involvement, and eight measures of
family m...
Disposable Time and Disposable Income: Problem Casino Gambling Behavior in Older Adults
Tập 8 - Trang 75-85 - 2002
Increasing numbers of retirees spend their leisure time in the ever-growing
number of gambling casinos in this country. For most older adults, casino
gambling is a new form of excitement and entertainment. However, for some
retirees, especially those vulnerable to depression from the changes and losses
that can occur in aging, casino gambling can become disordered, problematic,
and/or an addiction...
Psychophysiological Identification of Depression Subtypes in Older Adults: Problematic Diagnostic Heterogeneity in the DSM-III-R and DSM-IV
Tập 5 - Trang 245-263 - 1999
The DSM-IV does not subclassify patients with depression on the basis of anxiety
level. Hence a significant confound may exist in all outcome studies that employ
DSM definitions of depression. To establish that objectively identifiable
anxious and nonanxious subtypes of depression do indeed exist, a
psychophysiological assessment battery was used with 114 treatment-seeking older
adults. Dichotomou...
My Grandmother's Personality: A Posthumous Evaluation
Tập 5 - Trang 215-219 - 1999
The author's grandmother's personality is investigated posthumously through the
use of a significant-other form of the Coolidge Axis II Inventory (CATI)
designed for the assessment of personality disorders. The CATI was given to the
three surviving children (ages 80, 78, and 76). The oldest child had the highest
mean correlation across 13 personality disorders with both of her sisters (r =
.67) an...
Does Age Moderate the Relation Between Social Negativity and Psychological Distress?: A Meta-Analytic Investigation
Tập 6 - Trang 233-247 - 2000
Recently, Finch et al. (Journal of Personality, 1999) reported the results of a
meta-analysis in which social negativity was demonstrated to be positively
related to psychological distress. In the present investigation, we employed
meta-analytic techniques to test competing hypotheses as to whether age
amplifies or dampens the relation of social negativity and psychological
distress. A total of 10...
Review of Social Cognition Research on Stereotyping: Application to Psychologists Working with Older Adults
Tập 6 - Trang 121-131 - 2000
This paper summarizes a number of cognitive processes that contribute to the
formation and maintenance of stereotypes. Specific discussion centers on how
these may play a role in shaping perceptions of older adults. Suggestions are
offered as to how psychologists might combat their tendency to stereotype
because older adults have special needs that must be identified to provide
accurate case conce...
Development and Validation of a Short Health Behaviors Index for Use with Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) Older Adults
- 2002
This study reports on the development and validation of a health behavior index
in predominantly low socioeconomic status (SES) older adults. In order to
develop and validate the index for use in low SES older adults, the 24-item
Health and Human Services HealthStyle Self-Test was used for item generation. It
was reduced to a relatively brief instrument, the Short HealthStyle (SHS) Index
with 13 i...
The Feeling-Tone Questionnaire: Reliability and Validity of a Direct Patient Assessment Screening Instrument for the Detection of Depressive Symptoms in Cases of Dementia
Tập 5 - Trang 63-78 - 1999
The purpose of this study was to develop a reliable and valid measure of
affective disorder in elderly demented patients. The field lacks instruments
which are sensitive to detecting depressive signs in severely as well as mildly
and moderately demented subjects. Two samples of subjects were chosen for study.
The first sample consisted of subjects from six institutions, which were chosen
for study...
Traumatic Exposure and PTSD in Older Adults: Introduction to the Special Issue
Tập 8 - Trang 149-152 - 2002