International Psychogeriatrics

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Health economics: basic principles and application in mental health

Guk-Hee Suh

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 19, Issue 06, December 2007, pp 993-1002

doi:10.1017/S1041610206004558 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 06 Dec 2006

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For Debate

Introduction

David Ames

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 19, Issue 06, December 2007, pp 1003-1003

doi:10.1017/S1041610207006023 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 22 Aug 2007

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Yes, industry influence is excessive

Amit A. Shah and Thomas E. Finucane

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 19, Issue 06, December 2007, pp 1004-1010

doi:10.1017/S1041610207006217 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 22 Aug 2007

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Is the influence of the pharmaceutical industry on prescribing, research and publication in the field of psychogeriatrics excessive? – No.

Sarmishtha Bhattacharyya and Alistair Burns

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 19, Issue 06, December 2007, pp 1010-1014

doi:10.1017/S1041610207006229 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 22 Aug 2007

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Commentary

Leon Flicker and Osvaldo P. Almeida

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 19, Issue 06, December 2007, pp 1014-1020

doi:10.1017/S1041610207006230 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 22 Aug 2007

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Review Articles

Suffering from dementia – the patient's perspective: a review of the literature

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

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 19, Issue 06, December 2007, pp 1021-1039

doi:10.1017/S1041610207005765 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 30 Aug 2007

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Research Articles

A psychometric evaluation of a Swedish version of the Quality of Life in Late-Stage Dementia (QUALID) scale

Hanna Falk, Lars-Olof Persson and Helle Wijk

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 19, Issue 06, December 2007, pp 1040-1050

doi:10.1017/S1041610207005777 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 15 Aug 2007

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Evaluating the uses of the total score and the domain scores in the Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument, Chinese Version (CASI C-2.0): results of confirmatory factor analysis

Rung-Ching Tsai, Ker-Neng Lin, Hsiao-Jyuan Wang and Hsiu-Chih Liu

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 19, Issue 06, December 2007, pp 1051-1063

doi:10.1017/S1041610207005327 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 23 Apr 2007

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Persistent vegetative state and dementia in the elderly

Efraim Jaul and Ronit Calderon-Margalit

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 19, Issue 06, December 2007, pp 1064-1071

doi:10.1017/S104161020600473X (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 19 Jan 2007

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Time since falling and fear of falling among community-dwelling elderly

Soong-Nang Jang, Sung-Il Cho, Sang-Woo Oh, Eon-Sook Lee and Hyun-Wook Baik

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 19, Issue 06, December 2007, pp 1072-1083

doi:10.1017/S1041610206004807 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Feb 2007

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Panic disorder in later life: results from a national survey of Canadians

Laurie M. Corna, John Cairney, Nathan Herrmann, Scott Veldhuizen, Laura McCabe and David Streiner

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 19, Issue 06, December 2007, pp 1084-1096

doi:10.1017/S1041610207004978 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 19 Mar 2007

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Self-esteem among elderly people receiving care insurance at home and at day centers for the elderly

Pnina Ron

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 19, Issue 06, December 2007, pp 1097-1109

doi:10.1017/S1041610207004929 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 23 Mar 2007

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Five-year trajectories of social networks and social support in older adults with major depression

Corrine I. Voils, Jason C. Allaire, Maren K. Olsen, David C. Steffens, Rick H. Hoyle and Hayden B. Bosworth

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 19, Issue 06, December 2007, pp 1110-1124

doi:10.1017/S1041610207005303 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 16 Apr 2007

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Gender differences in depression among the very old

Ellinor Bergdahl, Per Allard, Lena Alex, Berit Lundman and Yngve Gustafson

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 19, Issue 06, December 2007, pp 1125-1140

doi:10.1017/S1041610207005662 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 26 Jul 2007

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The relationship between suicide rates and age: an analysis of multinational data from the World Health Organization

Ajit Shah

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 19, Issue 06, December 2007, pp 1141-1152

doi:10.1017/S1041610207005285 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 16 Apr 2007

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Treatment of depression in low-level residential care facilities for the elderly

Kuruvilla George, Tanya E. Davison, Marita McCabe, David Mellor and Kathleen Moore

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 19, Issue 06, December 2007, pp 1153-1160

doi:10.1017/S1041610207005364 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 23 Apr 2007

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Case Reports

Primary delusional parasitosis treated with olanzapine

Roland W. Freudenmann, Carlos Schönfeldt-Lecuona and Peter Lepping

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 19, Issue 06, December 2007, pp 1161-1168

doi:10.1017/S1041610207004814 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 05 Mar 2007

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Musical hallucinations induced by drugs

Astha Tomar and Gary Cheung

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 19, Issue 06, December 2007, pp 1169-1172

doi:10.1017/S1041610207005820 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 11 Sep 2007

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Letter

Reduced awareness of executive dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease is associated with increased carer burden

Kathryn R. Bonney, Osvaldo P. Almeida, Leon Flicker, Kay Cox, Jonathan K. Foster, Frank M. van Bockxmeer and Nicola T. Lautenschlager

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 19, Issue 06, December 2007, pp 1173-1175

doi:10.1017/S1041610207005947 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 04 Sep 2007

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“Alien face” in corticobasal degeneration syndrome: extending clinical features

Barbara Borroni, Chiara Agosti, Antonella Alberici, Enrico Premi, Patrizia Locatelli and Alessandro Padovani

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 19, Issue 06, December 2007, pp 1175-1177

doi:10.1017/S1041610207006011 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 04 Sep 2007

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Book Reviews

Clinical Diagnosis and Management of Alzheimer's Disease, 3rd edition Editor: SERGE GAUTHIER London: Informa Healthcare Ltd, 2006, £99.00. Hardback, 390 pp. ISBN-10: 0 415 37299 2; ISBN-13: 978 0 415 37299 2

Mervi Pitkanen

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 19, Issue 06, December 2007, pp 1178-1179

doi:10.1017/S1041610207006072 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 17 Sep 2007

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Mom's OK, She Just Forgets: The Alzheimer's Journey from Denial to Acceptance By EVELYN MCLAY AND ELLEN P. YOUNG Amherst NY: Prometheus Books, 2006, U.S.$16.00. Paperback, 182 pp., ISBN 1 59102 469 2

Carmelle Peisah

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 19, Issue 06, December 2007, pp 1178-1178

doi:10.1017/S1041610207006084 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 10 Sep 2007

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