International Psychogeriatrics

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One size fits all? Why we need more sophisticated analytical methods in the explanation of trajectories of cognition in older age and their potential risk factors

Graciela Muniz Terrera, Carol Brayne, Fiona Matthews and the CC75C Study Collaboration Group

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209990937 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 12 Nov 2009

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Behavioral and psychological symptoms associated with dementia subtype and severity

Claire Thompson, Henry Brodaty, Julian Trollor and Perminder Sachdev

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209991220 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 12 Nov 2009

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Caregiving experiences and knowledge about dementia in Portuguese clinical outpatient settings

Manuel Gonçalves-Pereira, Isabel Carmo, Joaquim Alves da Silva, Ana L. Papoila, Raimundo Mateos and Steven H. Zarit

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209991050 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 06 Nov 2009

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The validation of the Italian version of the GPCOG (GPCOG-It): a contribution to cross-national implementation of a screening test for dementia in general practice

Alessandro Pirani, Henry Brodaty, Emilio Martini, Davide Zaccherini, Francesca Neviani and Mirco Neri

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doi:10.1017/S104161020999113X (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 06 Nov 2009

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Validity of the Brazilian version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) among primary care patients

Milena Sampaio Castelo, João M. Coelho-Filho, André F. Carvalho, José W. O. Lima, Jamile C. S. Noleto, Kérsia G. Ribeiro and José I. Siqueira-Neto

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209991219 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 03 Nov 2009

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Erratum

TOP CITED PAPERS IN INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS: 6c. TRACKING COGNITIVE DECLINE IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE USING THE MINI-MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION: A META-ANALYSIS (“MINI” IS NOT NECESSARILY TRIVIAL !) – ERRATUM

Ling Han and David Ames

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209991244 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 03 Nov 2009

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Systematic review of health behavioral risks and cognitive health in older adults

Yunhwan Lee, Joung Hwan Back, Jinhee Kim, Si-Heon Kim, Duk L. Na, Hae-Kwan Cheong, Chang Hyung Hong and Youn Gu Kim

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209991189 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 03 Nov 2009

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The concept of dementia: retain, reframe, rename or replace?

Alexander F. Kurz and Nicola T. Lautenschlager

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209991013 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Oct 2009

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Editorial

Assessing speech and communication impairments in cognitive disorders: an innovative development in a memory clinic

Ian Thompson, Olga Yastrubetskaya, Nicola Lautenschlager, David Ames and Edmond Chiu

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209991037 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Oct 2009

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2009 IPA JUNIOR RESEARCH AWARDS – THIRD-PRIZE WINNER

An effective approach to decrease antipsychotic and benzodiazepine use in nursing homes: the RedUSe project

Juanita Westbury, Shane Jackson, Peter Gee and Gregory Peterson

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209991128 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Oct 2009

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Letter

Predicting memory decline as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease in older post-menopausal women: quod erat demonstrandum?

Mark A. Rodrigues, Jonathan K. Foster, Giuseppe Verdile, Karen Joesbury, Richard Prince, Amanda Devine, Pankaj Mehta, John Beilby and Ralph N. Martins

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209991190 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Oct 2009

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The accuracy of the Clock Drawing Test compared to that of standard screening tests for Alzheimer's disease: results from a study of Brazilian elderly with heterogeneous educational backgrounds

Ivan Aprahamian, José Eduardo Martinelli, Anita Liberalesso Neri and Mônica Sanches Yassuda

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209991141 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Oct 2009

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Treating delirium in a general hospital: a descriptive study of prescribing patterns and outcomes

Irena Briskman, Ron Dubinski and Yoram Barak

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209990986 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 29 Sep 2009

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2009 IPA JUNIOR RESEARCH AWARDS – FIRST-PRIZE WINNER

Examining the association between participation in late-life leisure activities and cognitive function in community-dwelling elderly Chinese in Hong Kong

Grace T. Y. Leung, Ada W. T. Fung, Cindy W. C. Tam, Victor W. C. Lui, Helen F. K. Chiu, W. M. Chan and Linda C. W. Lam

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209991025 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 29 Sep 2009

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Guest Editorial

Protection from late life depression

Dan G. Blazer

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209990895 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 28 Sep 2009

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Trajectories of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease

Patricia A. Wilkosz, Howard J. Seltman, Bernie Devlin, Elise A. Weamer, Oscar L. Lopez, Steven T. DeKosky and Robert A. Sweet

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209991001 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 28 Sep 2009

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Book Reviews

Chronotherapeutics for Affective Disorders Anna Wirz-Justice, Francesco Benedetti and Michael Terman Basel, Switzerland: Karger, 2009, €141.50. Paperback, 116pp ISBN: 978-3-8055-9120-1

Yoram Barak

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209991074 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 23 Sep 2009

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Dementia in Clinical Practice (Frontiers of Neurology and Neuroscience, Vol. 24) Editors: Panteleimon Giannakopoulos and Patrick R. Hof Basel, Switzerland: Karger, 2009, €141.50 Hardback, 184 pp ISBN 978-3-8055-9015-0

Declan M. McLoughlin

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209991098 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 23 Sep 2009

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Dementia Care: A Practical Manual By Jonathan Waite Rowan H. Harwood, Ian R. Morton and David J. Connelly Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009 Paperback, 407pp, £19.95 ISBN: 798-0-19-92288-2

Amanda Thompsell

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209991104 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 23 Sep 2009

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Letter

Elderly suicides by drug poisoning in England and Wales: time trends within two elderly age-bands

Laura Buckley and Ajit Shah

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209991165 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 23 Sep 2009

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Review Articles

The impact of motivations and meanings on the wellbeing of caregivers of people with dementia: a systematic review

Catherine Quinn, Linda Clare and Robert T Woods

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209990810 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 22 Sep 2009

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α-synuclein antibodies recognize a protein present at lower levels in the CSF of patients with dementia with Lewy bodies

Clive Ballard, Emma L. Jones, Elisabet Londos, Lennart Minthon, Paul Francis and Dag Aarsland

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209991049 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 14 Sep 2009

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Prevalence and correlates of clinically significant depressive symptoms among elderly people in Sri Lanka: findings from a national survey

Rahul Malhotra, Angelique Chan and Truls Østbye

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209990871 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 14 Sep 2009

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Why suicide? Elderly people who committed suicide and their experience of life in the period before their death

Ildri Kjølseth, Øivind Ekeberg and Sissel Steihaug

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209990949 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 14 Sep 2009

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Screening properties of the German IQCODE with a two-year time frame in MCI and early Alzheimer's disease

Michael M. Ehrensperger, Manfred Berres, Kirsten I. Taylor and Andreas U. Monsch

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209990962 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 14 Sep 2009

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Antidepressant use in Alzheimer's disease patients: results of the REAL.FR cohort

Christophe Arbus, Virginie Gardette, Eric Bui, Christelle Cantet, Sandrine Andrieu, Fati Nourhashémi, Laurent Schmitt, Bruno Vellas and the REAL.FR Group

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209990780 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 07 Sep 2009

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The Mini-mental State Examination revisited: ceiling and floor effects after score adjustment for educational level in an aging Mexican population

Francisco Franco-Marina, Jose Juan García-González, Fernando Wagner-Echeagaray, Joseph Gallo, Oscar Ugalde, Sergio Sánchez-García, Claudia Espinel-Bermúdez, Teresa Juárez-Cedillo, Miguel Ángel Villa Rodríguez and Carmen García-Peña

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209990822 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 07 Sep 2009

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10/66 Dementia Research Group: recently published survey data for seven Latin America sites

Cleusa P. Ferri and Martin Prince

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209990901 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 07 Sep 2009

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Review Articles

Is the Clock Drawing Test a screening tool for the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment? A systematic review

Lena Ehreke, Melanie Luppa, Hans-Helmut König and Steffi G. Riedel-Heller

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209990676 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 20 Aug 2009

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The impact of the National Institute of Clinical Excellence guidance on the use of electroconvulsive therapy in England

Ajit Shah

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209990809 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 20 Aug 2009

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Levels and rates of depression among Chinese people living in Chinese ethno-specific and mainstream residential care in Sydney

Ivanna Goh, Lee-Fay Low and Henry Brodaty

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doi:10.1017/S104161020999069X (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 10 Aug 2009

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Advance directives in dementia: issues of validity and effectiveness

Marike E. de Boer, Cees M. P. M. Hertogh, Rose-Marie Dröes, Cees Jonker and Jan A. Eefsting

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209990706 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 10 Aug 2009

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A systematic review of communication strategies for people with dementia in residential and nursing homes

Emmelyne Vasse, Myrra Vernooij-Dassen, Anouk Spijker, Marcel Olde Rikkert and Raymond Koopmans

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209990615 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 29 Jul 2009

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Development and initial testing of the Person-centered Care Assessment Tool (P-CAT)

David Edvardsson, Deirdre Fetherstonhaugh, Rhonda Nay and Stephen Gibson

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209990688 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 27 Jul 2009

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Improving patient-centered care for people with dementia in medical encounters: an educational intervention for old age psychiatrists

Louise Robinson, Claire Bamford, Ruth Briel, John Spencer and Paula Whitty

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209990482 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 17 Jul 2009

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Improving care for patients with dementia hospitalized for acute somatic illness in a specialized care unit: a feasibility study

Tania Zieschang, Ilona Dutzi, Elke Müller, Ute Hestermann, Katinka Grünendahl, Anke Karin Braun, Daniel Hüger, Daniel Kopf, Norbert Specht-Leible and Peter Oster

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209990494 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 15 Jul 2009

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A replication of a cross-national study of the relationship between elderly suicide rates and urbanization

Ajit Shah

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209990627 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 10 Jul 2009

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Efficacy of SSRIs on cognition of Alzheimer's disease patients treated with cholinesterase inhibitors

Luca Rozzini, Barbara Vicini Chilovi, Marta Conti, Erik Bertoletti, Marina Zanetti, Marco Trabucchi and Alessandro Padovani

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209990184 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 25 Jun 2009

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The early experience of Old Age Psychiatrists in the application of the Mental Capacity Act 2005: a pilot study

Ajit Shah, Natalie Banner, Chris Heginbotham and Bill Fulford

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209990202 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 25 Jun 2009

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Falls in older adult psychiatric inpatients

Brendon Stubbs

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209990160 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 05 Jun 2009

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The provision of walking aids to the overtly aggressive older adult who is a high risk of falls: a careful balancing act

Brendon Stubbs

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doi:10.1017/S1041610209990317 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 05 Jun 2009

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