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Factors related to current and subsequent psychotropic drug use in an elderly cohort
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Prevalence of psychotropic drug use in this cohort of elderly people was lower than in other studies conducted in the U.S. and factors related to current and subsequent drug use were examined.Citations
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Guidelines for improving the care of the older person with diabetes mellitus.
TL;DR: The purpose of this guideline is to improve the care of older persons with DM by providing a set of evidencebased recommendations that include DM-specific recommendations individualized to people with DM who are aged 65 and older and recommendations for the screening and detection of geriatric syndromes.
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Benzodiazepine use and cognitive function among community‐dwelling elderly
Joseph T. Hanlon,Ronnie D. Horner,Kenneth E. Schmader,Gerda G. Fillenbaum,Ingrid K. Lewis,William E. Wall,Lawrence R. Landerman,Carl F. Pieper,Dan G. Blazer,Harvey J. Cohen +9 more
TL;DR: To evaluate the relation between benzodiazepine use and cognitive function among community‐dwelling elderly, a large number of patients were diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in the Netherlands between the ages of 65 and 79.
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Association between risk factors for injurious falls and new benzodiazepine prescribing in elderly persons.
TL;DR: Patients with pre-existing conditions that increase the risk of injurious falls are significantly more likely to receive a new prescription for a benzodiazepine, particularly anti-depressants.
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Marked differences in antidepressant use by race in an elderly community sample: 1986-1996.
TL;DR: African American elders are much less likely to take antidepressants, and the difference in use increased over the 10 years of the survey, with the prevalence odds ratio for antidepressant use in whites higher than that in African Americans.
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The CES-D Scale: A Self-Report Depression Scale for Research in the General Population
TL;DR: The CES-D scale as discussed by the authors is a short self-report scale designed to measure depressive symptomatology in the general population, which has been used in household interview surveys and in psychiatric settings.
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Risk factors for falls among elderly persons living in the community.
TL;DR: It is concluded that falls among older persons living in the community are common and that a simple clinical assessment can identify the elderly persons who are at the greatest risk of falling.
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Depressive symptoms in relation to physical health and functioning in the elderly
Lisa F. Berkman,Cathy S. Berkman,Stanislav V. Kasl,Daniel H. Freeman,Linda Leo,Adrian M. Ostfeld,Joan Cornoni-Huntley,Jacob A. Brody +7 more
TL;DR: The authors conclude that physical disabilities among the elderly do not appear to be a major threat to the validity of the CES-D scale and that the strong associations between physical and mental health should be rigorously investigated.
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Symptoms of depression in two communities.
TL;DR: The probability of having symptoms of depression was highest among persons who were young adults, unmarried, not employed outside the home, poorly paid, and not well educated.
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National Patterns of Psychotherapeutic Drug Use
TL;DR: Data on national patterns of use of psychotherapeutic drugs derive from a national sample of American adults, finding that during the year preceding the interview, 13% of the men and 29% ofThe women had used such prescription drugs–in particular minor tranquilizers and daytime sedatives.