Medical comorbidity in psychogeriatric patients

This discussion will focus on medical comorbidity and recovery in individuals with bipolar disorder. The complexity of care will be discussed in the context of a case study, with particular focus on the medical burden of mania, aging and bipolar disorder, and treatment approaches that promote functional recovery.

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Effect of Medical Comorbidity on Response to Fluoxetine Augmentation or Dose Increase in Outpatients With Treatment-Resistant Depression

Psychosomatics ◽

10.1176/appi.psy.45.3.224 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 45 (3) ◽

pp. 224-229 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Roy H. Perlis ◽

Dan V. Iosifescu ◽

Jonathan Alpert ◽

Andrew A. Nierenberg ◽

Jerrold F. Rosenbaum ◽

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Keyword(s):

Treatment Resistant Depression ◽

Dose Increase ◽

Medical Comorbidity ◽

Treatment Resistant ◽

Resistant Depression

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On the Inseparability of Mental and Physical Health in Aged Persons: Lessons From Depression and Medical Comorbidity

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry ◽

10.1097/00019442-199624410-00001 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 1-16 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ira R. Katz

Keyword(s):

Physical Health ◽

Medical Comorbidity ◽

Mental And Physical Health

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Cognitive and functional apraisal in a psychogeriatric patient in a short stay psychiatric unit

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education ◽

10.3390/ejihpe5010002 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 13-22

Author(s):

Ricardo López-Bernués ◽

Yolanda Marcén ◽

Ana I. Sieso

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Psychiatric Disorders ◽

Verbal Fluency ◽

Functional Abilities ◽

Short Stay ◽

Psychiatric Unit ◽

Sociodemographic Variables ◽

Elderly Inpatients ◽

Psychogeriatric Patients

Psychiatric disorders are present in dementia (Cognitive damage) and they are part of the psychological and behavioral dementias (SPCD), which are present in almost every patient and a very important cause for psychogeriatric patients´admission. Methodology: Cognitive damage was analysed (MEC de Lobo, Pfeiffer test and semantic and verbal fluency) and functional abilities in elderly inpatients, who were older than 65 years old, were also analysed (Barthel test) for 3 months. Relating these to the different sociodemographic variables. Results: Half of the 18 patients who were analyzed and studied, had any type of depressive symptoms and between 22-44% showed some signs of cognitive damage according to the test used to sieve. Discussion/Conclusions: Psychiatric disorders measured with NPI are directly related to the disability degree for AVD´s and at the same time, this is related to the admission span. The different percentages which affect cognitive damage according to the test used, shows the importance of the correct test´s choice depending on the studied population and the type of analysis accomplished.

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