Editorial:

Helen Lavretsky

Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders: Why Do Treatments Work in Clinical Practice but Not in the Randomized Trials?
Am. J. Geriatr. Psychiatry 2008 16: 523-527. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Regular Research Articles:

Geir Selbæk, Øyvind Kirkevold, and Knut Engedal

The Course of Psychiatric and Behavioral Symptoms and the Use of Psychotropic Medication in Patients With Dementia in Norwegian Nursing Homes—A 12-Month Follow-Up Study
Am. J. Geriatr. Psychiatry 2008 16: 528-536. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joel E. Streim, Anton P. Porsteinsson, Christopher D. Breder, René Swanink, Ronald Marcus, Robert McQuade, and William H. Carson

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Aripiprazole for the Treatment of Psychosis in Nursing Home Patients with Alzheimer Disease
Am. J. Geriatr. Psychiatry 2008 16: 537-550. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Krista L. Lanctôt, Nathan Herrmann, Sandra E. Black, Michelle Ryan, Lana S. Rothenburg, Barbara A. Liu, and Usoa E. Busto

Apathy Associated with Alzheimer Disease: Use of Dextroamphetamine Challenge
Am. J. Geriatr. Psychiatry 2008 16: 551-557. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Craig Nelson, Kevin Delucchi, and Lon S. Schneider

Efficacy of Second Generation Antidepressants in Late-Life Depression: A Meta-Analysis of the Evidence
Am. J. Geriatr. Psychiatry 2008 16: 558-567. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jason Karlawish, Scott Y. H. Kim, David Knopman, Christopher H. van Dyck, Bryan D. James, and Daniel Marson

Interpreting the Clinical Significance of Capacity Scores for Informed Consent in Alzheimer Disease Clinical Trials
Am. J. Geriatr. Psychiatry 2008 16: 568-574. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marie Cecilia Tan, Anne Felde, Michael Kuskowski, Herbert Ward, Rosemary F. Kelly, A. Selcuk Adabag, and Maurice Dysken

Incidence and Predictors of Post-Cardiotomy Delirium
Am. J. Geriatr. Psychiatry 2008 16: 575-583. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroyuki Uchida, Takefumi Suzuki, David C. Mamo, Benoit H. Mulsant, Akira Tanabe, Ataru Inagaki, Koichiro Watanabe, Gohei Yagi, and Masayuki Tomita

Effects of Age and Age of Onset on Prescribed Antipsychotic Dose in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: A Survey of 1,418 Patients in Japan
Am. J. Geriatr. Psychiatry 2008 16: 584-593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Saw-Myo Tun, Daniel L. Murman, and Christopher C. Colenda

Concurrent Validity of Neuropsychiatric Subgroups on Caregiver Burden in Alzheimer Disease Patients
Am. J. Geriatr. Psychiatry 2008 16: 594-602. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katie Palmer, Lars Bäckman, Bengt Winblad, and Laura Fratiglioni

Mild Cognitive Impairment in the General Population: Occurrence and Progression to Alzheimer Disease
Am. J. Geriatr. Psychiatry 2008 16: 603-611. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters:

Larry E. Tune and Julie Rosenberg

Nonpharmacological Treatment of Inappropriate Sexual Behavior in Dementia: The Case of the Pink Panther
Am. J. Geriatr. Psychiatry 2008 16: 612-613. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexander C. Tsai

Significance of Findings in Aripiprazole for Treatment of Psychoses in Alzheimer Dementia
Am. J. Geriatr. Psychiatry 2008 16: 613. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jacobo E. Mintzer

Response to Tsai’s Letter to the Editor
Am. J. Geriatr. Psychiatry 2008 16: 614. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lissy Jarvik

Concept of Disease in Geriatric Psychiatry
Am. J. Geriatr. Psychiatry 2008 16: 614-615. [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Ranga Rama Krishnan

Response to Jarvik’s Letter to the Editor
Am. J. Geriatr. Psychiatry 2008 16: 615-616. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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