2012
Does Antidepressant Treatment Improve Cognition in Older People with Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder and Comorbid Subsyndromal Depression?
Dawes SE, Palmer BW, Meeks T, Golshan S, Kasckow J, Mohamed S, Zisook S. Does Antidepressant Treatment Improve Cognition in Older People with Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder and Comorbid Subsyndromal Depression? Neuropsychobiology 2012, 65: 168-172. PMID: 22456094, PMCID: PMC3701889, DOI: 10.1159/000331141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchizoaffective disorderCognitive deficitsDepression Rating Scale scoresHamilton Depression Rating ScaleFlexible-dose treatmentAntidepressant treatment responseDepression Rating ScaleTreatment of depressionMajor depressive disorderRating Scale scoresBaseline cognitive statusPlacebo groupAntidepressant medicationCurrent medicationsPlacebo augmentationFunctional disabilityCognitive composite scoreSubsyndromal depressionDepressive disorderSubsyndromal symptomsTreatment responseTreatment groupsDose treatmentScale scoreCognitive status
2005
Review of assessment and treatment of PTSD among elderly American armed forces veterans
Owens GP, Baker DG, Kasckow J, Ciesla JA, Mohamed S. Review of assessment and treatment of PTSD among elderly American armed forces veterans. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2005, 20: 1118-1130. PMID: 16315160, DOI: 10.1002/gps.1408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment of PTSDPosttraumatic stress disorderElderly veteran populationVeteran populationElderly veteransPharmacological interventionsElderly combat veteransPharmacological treatment interventionsPilot databaseArmed forces veteransSupportive therapyPsychological comorbiditiesElderly populationTreatment interventionsSomatic symptomsCognitive deficitsReview of assessmentExposure therapySubstance abuseLiterature searchStress disorderYoung individualsLimited dataVeteransCombat veterans