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...
Caregiver Attitudes About Patients Told They Have Alzheimer's Disease After Truth Disclosure
Tập 6 - Trang 309-313 - 2000
We wished to determine caregiver attitudes about telling patients they have
Alzheimer's disease (AD). At a clinic visit, the patient, caregiver, and other
family members were informed of the diagnosis of AD in a frank discussion.
Caregivers accompanying patients to the Memory Disorders Clinic (MDC) were
interviewed in a postvisit telephone survey 3–12 months after the truth
disclosure visit. Of th...
Coping with a Paraphrenic World in Late Life
- 1999
This study deals with late paraphrenia from a psychological coping perspective.
Analyses of coping behavior in relation to paraphrenic delusions and
hallucinations revealed rational choices of coping efforts and generally
consistent emotional reactions to the subjectively perceived problem. The
majority of the patients did not display evidence of premorbid abnormal
personalities or life courses. T...
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...
Presentation of Depression and Response to Group Cognitive Therapy with Older Patients
Tập 6 - Trang 165-174 - 2000
Concerned with response prediction, this research examines the relationships
between pre-treatment components of depressive symptomatology and outcome of
short-term group cognitive therapy for depression with older adults. Aspects of
depressive symptomatology under examination were initial intensity of
self-reported depressive symptomatology, profile of melancholic depression,
perceived health sta...
Counseling Older Adults with Dementia: A Survey of Therapists in Massachusetts
Tập 5 - Trang 265-279 - 1999
Although much has been written about therapeutic interventions with caregivers,
little is known about the counseling services that are available for victims of
dementia. The present study was designed to explore community mental health
center (CMHC) services and therapists' experiences in providing psychotherapy to
this population in Massachusetts. Only 27 of the 36 CMHCs in the state reported
pro...
Life-Review Technique in the Treatment of PTSD in Elderly Patients: Rationale and Three Single Case Studies
Tập 8 - Trang 239-249 - 2002
Persons exposed to traumatic events in childhood and adolescence may suffer from
the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) well into old age. The aim
of this paper is to introduce a structured life-review technique for the
treatment of elderly PTSD patients. This technique centers on the discussion and
evaluation of each consecutive stage of life. The therapist encourages the
patient to...
Practical Memory Concerns of Older Adults
Tập 5 - Trang 231-244
We examine practical memory concerns in a sample of community-dwelling older
adults. Participants responded to open-ended questions that were designed to
solicit information regarding memory self-efficacy, memory management, memory
remediation, and fears about memory aging in adulthood. Results indicated that
(a) important dates, such as birthdays and anniversaries, were easily
remembered, but nam...
Placing Age Differences in Cultural Context: A Comparison of the Effects of Age on PTSD After Disasters in the United States, Mexico, and Poland
Tập 8 - Trang 153-173 - 2002
Criterion symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were measured 6–12
months after Hurricane Andrew in the United States (non-Hispanic n = 270),
Hurricane Paulina in Mexico (n = 200), and the 1997 flood in Poland (n = 285),
using English, Spanish, and Polish versions of the Revised Civilian Mississippi
Scale. The samples ranged in age from 18 to 88. Linear and quadratic effects of
age were...
Psychometric Evaluation of the Japanese Version of the Elder Life Adjustment Interview Schedule for Depression
- 2002
The Elder Life Adjustment Interview Schedule (ELAIS) was developed as an age-
and culture-sensitive assessment device for depression and 9 environmental,
behavioral, and health correlates (Schlatter et al., 1993, J. MARC Res. 1:
27–42). The psychometric adequacy of the ELAIS has been demonstrated with
samples of elder Americans of Asian, Caucasian, and Native Hawaiian ancestry
(Dubanoski et al., 1...