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 criteriaAdultsCareSafety Considerations in the Use of Extended Reality Technologies for Mental Health with Older Adults
Sekhon H, Dickinson R, Kimball J, Cray H, Alkhatib F, Preston A, Moore I, Trueba-Yepez A, Fahed M, Vahia I. Safety Considerations in the Use of Extended Reality Technologies for Mental Health with Older Adults. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2024, 32: 648-651. PMID: 38246832, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2024.01.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental healthOlder adults
2023
Augmented Reality (AR) in Dementia Care: Understanding its Scope and Defining its Potential
Dickinson R, Kimball J, Fahed M, Chang T, Sekhon H, Vahia I. Augmented Reality (AR) in Dementia Care: Understanding its Scope and Defining its Potential. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2023, 31: s132-s133. DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2022.12.183.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderOlder adultsCognitive impairmentSocial cognition trainingExposure-based therapyCognitive behavioral therapyCognition trainingTechnology-based interventionsDaily living supportHyperactivity disorderBehavioral therapyCognitive testingCognitive deficitsAnxiety disordersDelivery of interventionsOlder adult populationImmersive experienceIndependent functioningReminiscence therapyCaregiver distressMental health servicesVisuospatial environmentVirtual reality technologyGeneral geriatric populationVisual manipulation
2022
The neurobiology of apathy in depression and neurocognitive impairment in older adults: a review of epidemiological, clinical, neuropsychological and biological research
Steffens D, Fahed M, Manning K, Wang L. The neurobiology of apathy in depression and neurocognitive impairment in older adults: a review of epidemiological, clinical, neuropsychological and biological research. Translational Psychiatry 2022, 12: 525. PMID: 36572691, PMCID: PMC9792580, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-022-02292-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrefrontal cortex circuitCortex circuitPeripheral biomarkersPresence of apathyNeurobiology of apathyPoor health outcomesDefinitive treatmentFuture studiesApathy symptomsClinical managementNeuropsychiatric comorbiditiesFunctional declineCommon conditionNeurocognitive impairmentCognitive disordersNeuropsychological featuresHealth outcomesCognitive impairmentBrain circuitryNeuropsychiatric disordersPrefrontal cortexOlder adultsClinical realityBiomarker researchImpairment
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