2024
Extended Reality and Older Adult Mental Health: A Systematic Review of the Field and Current Applications
Dickinson R, Fahed M, Sekhon H, Faruque S, Kimball J, Gupta S, Handa I, Alkhatib F, Singh A, Vahia I. Extended Reality and Older Adult Mental Health: A Systematic Review of the Field and Current Applications. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2024, 32: s130. DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2024.01.219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder adult populationOlder adultsFall riskMental healthAdult populationCare of older adultsFall risk assessmentAdult mental healthEvidence-based applicationsPhysical activitySystematic literature searchCommon barriersHealthcare providersHealthy lifestylePhysical healthClinical careLack of knowledgeSystematic reviewSnowball techniqueLiterature searchPhysiotherapyHealthExclusion criteriaAdultsCare
2022
Gamification for Geriatric Mental Health: Level Up or Game Over?
Korolev I, Hsu C, Jain N, Sekhon H, Fahed M, Vahia I. Gamification for Geriatric Mental Health: Level Up or Game Over? American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2022, 30: s101-s102. DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2022.01.235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive abilitiesMental healthGeriatric mental healthOlder AdultsGame-like elementsMental health interventionsNon-game contextsMotivational enhancementHuman supportSub-threshold depressionPrior researchYoung adultsHealthful behaviorsSpecific behaviorsGamification approachGamificationMajority of seniorsNarrative literature reviewCurrent researchAdultsActivation therapyNumber of studiesHealth interventionsResearchHealth
2021
Emergent and Non-Emergent Agitation in the Older Adult: Evaluation and Management
Subramanian S, Fahed M, Dix E, Wilkins K. Emergent and Non-Emergent Agitation in the Older Adult: Evaluation and Management. Current Geriatrics Reports 2021, 10: 73-81. DOI: 10.1007/s13670-021-00358-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCohen-Mansfield Agitation InventoryElectroconvulsive therapyOlder adultsPsychiatric disordersNon-pharmacological managementAlcohol withdrawalDistressing symptomsBenzodiazepine usePharmacological treatmentTreatment optionsExcited catatoniaHeterogenous presentationSuccessful treatmentSignificant disabilitySubstance intoxicationNeuropsychiatric conditionsMotor behaviorCognitive enhancersPolypharmacyAdultsDeliriumPatientsCatatoniaReviewThis paperTreatment
2020
Ethical and Logistical Considerations of Caring for Older Adults on Inpatient Psychiatry During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Fahed M, Barron G, Steffens D. Ethical and Logistical Considerations of Caring for Older Adults on Inpatient Psychiatry During the COVID-19 Pandemic. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2020, 28: 829-834. PMID: 32409192, PMCID: PMC7198992, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2020.04.027.Peer-Reviewed Original Research