International Psychogeriatrics

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Vascular depression: myth or reality?

Osvaldo P. Almeida

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20, Issue 04, August 2008, pp 645-652

doi:10.1017/S1041610207006473 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 06 Dec 2007

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Review Articles

Vocally disruptive behavior in the elderly: a systematic review

Armin von Gunten, Abdel-Messieh Alnawaqil, Christoph Abderhalden, Ian Needham and Brigitte Schupbach

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20, Issue 04, August 2008, pp 653-672

doi:10.1017/S1041610208006728 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 13 Feb 2008

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Research Articles

Elderly suicide rates: cross-national comparisons of trends over a 10-year period

Ajit Shah, Ravi Bhat, Sheena MacKenzie and Chris Koen

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20, Issue 04, August 2008, pp 673-686

doi:10.1017/S1041610207006266 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 29 Oct 2007

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Language impairment in euthymic, elderly patients with bipolar disorder but no dementia

Marcia Radanovic, Paula Villela Nunes, Wagner Farid Gattaz and Orestes Vicente Forlenza

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20, Issue 04, August 2008, pp 687-696

doi:10.1017/S1041610208007084 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 01 Apr 2008

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What explains variations in the clinical use of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) as a diagnostic category?

Tiago Moreira, Julian C. Hughes, Thomas Kirkwood, Carl May, Ian McKeith and John Bond

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20, Issue 04, August 2008, pp 697-709

doi:10.1017/S1041610208007126 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 01 Apr 2008

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The association between depressive and cognitive symptoms in amnestic mild cognitive impairment

Carol Hudon, Sylvie Belleville and Serge Gauthier

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20, Issue 04, August 2008, pp 710-723

doi:10.1017/S1041610208007114 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Apr 2008

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Depression among newly admitted Australian nursing home residents

K. McSweeney and D. W. O'Connor

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20, Issue 04, August 2008, pp 724-737

doi:10.1017/S104161020800700X (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 17 Mar 2008

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Factors associated with persistent risk of depression in older people following discharge from an acute cardiac unit

A. J. Hammond, S. Yu, K. Esa, J. Jabbour, L. Wakefield, P. Ryan and R. Visvanathan

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20, Issue 04, August 2008, pp 738-751

doi:10.1017/S1041610208007138 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Apr 2008

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Psychiatric consultations for nursing home residents: a perspective from Turkey and the implications for comparable countries

Eylem Sahin Cankurtaran, Ibrahim Kutluer, Murat Senturk, Gulten Bircan Erzin, Devrim Gursoy and Eray Tombak

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20, Issue 04, August 2008, pp 752-763

doi:10.1017/S1041610207006679 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 04 Jan 2008

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Associations between the working characteristics of nursing staff and the prevalence of behavioral symptoms in people with dementia in residential care

David Edvardsson, P. O. Sandman, Rhonda Nay and Stig Karlsson

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20, Issue 04, August 2008, pp 764-776

doi:10.1017/S1041610208006716 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 28 Feb 2008

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Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in relation to level of cognitive impairment

Hugo Lövheim, Per-Olof Sandman, Stig Karlsson and Yngve Gustafson

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20, Issue 04, August 2008, pp 777-789

doi:10.1017/S1041610208006777 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 17 Apr 2008

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Antipsychotics for BPSD: an audit of prescribing practice in a specialist psychiatric inpatient unit

Camilla Haw, Jean Stubbs and Graeme Yorston

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20, Issue 04, August 2008, pp 790-799

doi:10.1017/S1041610208006819 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 29 Feb 2008

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Discontinuation of donepezil for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease in geriatric practice

Hiroyuki Umegaki, Akio Itoh, Yusuke Suzuki and Toshitaka Nabeshima

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20, Issue 04, August 2008, pp 800-806

doi:10.1017/S1041610208007011 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 17 Mar 2008

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Validation of the Seven Minute Screen and Syndrom Kurztest among elderly Norwegian outpatients

Arvid Skjerve, Inger Hilde Nordhus, Knut Engedal, Anne Brækhus, Harald A. Nygaard, Ståle Pallesen and Per Kristian Haugen

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20, Issue 04, August 2008, pp 807-814

doi:10.1017/S1041610208007072 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 01 Apr 2008

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Serum elevated gamma glutamyltransferase levels may be a marker for oxidative stress in Alzheimer's disease

Burcu Balam Yavuz, Bunyamin Yavuz, Meltem Halil, Mustafa Cankurtaran, Zekeriya Ulger, Eylem Sahin Cankurtaran, Kudret Aytemir and Servet Ariogul

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20, Issue 04, August 2008, pp 815-823

doi:10.1017/S1041610208006790 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 17 Apr 2008

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Discriminatory behavior of family physicians toward a person with Alzheimer's disease

Perla Werner and Shmuel M. Giveon

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20, Issue 04, August 2008, pp 824-839

doi:10.1017/S1041610208007060 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 17 Mar 2008

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Diagnosing paratonia in the demented elderly: reliability and validity of the Paratonia Assessment Instrument (PAI)

Johannes S. M. Hobbelen, Raymond T. C. M. Koopmans, Frans R. J. Verhey, Kitty M. Habraken and Rob A. de Bie

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20, Issue 04, August 2008, pp 840-852

doi:10.1017/S1041610207006424 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 07 Jan 2008

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Letters

Research criteria for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: genetic risk factors, blood biomarkers and olfactory dysfunction

Jonathan Foster, Hamid Sohrabi, Giuseppe Verdile and Ralph Martins

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20, Issue 04, August 2008, pp 853-855

doi:10.1017/S1041610208006807 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 17 Apr 2008

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Physical intervention to manage aggression in older adults: how often is it employed?

Brendon Stubbs, Graeme Yorston and Caroline Knight

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20, Issue 04, August 2008, pp 855-857

doi:10.1017/S1041610208007047 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 26 Mar 2008

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Book Reviews

Alzheimer's from the Inside Out By Richard Taylor Baltimore: Health Professions Press, 2007, US$ 19.95 Paperback, 255 pp, ISBN: 978 1 932529 23 4

Martin Guha

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20, Issue 04, August 2008, pp 858-859

doi:10.1017/S1041610208006947 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 04 Mar 2008

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Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs, 17th edition Editors: K. Z. Bezchlibnyk-Butler, J. J. Jeffries and A. S. Virani New York: Hogrefe & Huber, 2007, US$64.00 Paperback, 380pp, ISBN: 978 0 88937 345 7

Sarada Krishnan

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20, Issue 04, August 2008, pp 859-860

doi:10.1017/S1041610208006923 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 04 Mar 2008

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Practical Psychiatry in the Long-term Care Home: A Handbook for Staff, 3rd edition Editors: D. K. Conn, N. Herrman, A. Kaye, D. Rewilak and B. Schogt Toronto: Hogrefe & Huber, 2007, US$52.00 Hardback, 328pp. ISBN 978 88937 341 9

John Snowdon

International Psychogeriatrics, Volume 20, Issue 04, August 2008, pp 860-862

doi:10.1017/S1041610208006893 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 29 Feb 2008

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