2010
Caregiver Burden in Alzheimer Disease: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Patient Correlates
Mohamed S, Rosenheck R, Lyketsos CG, Schneider LS. Caregiver Burden in Alzheimer Disease: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Patient Correlates. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2010, 18: 917-927. PMID: 20808108, PMCID: PMC3972419, DOI: 10.1097/jgp.0b013e3181d5745d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseCaregiversCost of IllnessDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSeverity of Illness IndexStress, PsychologicalConceptsAlzheimer's diseasePatients' qualityCaregiver burdenCognitive statusCaregiver Distress ScaleUsual care settingsIntensity of careLower functional capabilitySix-month changesClinical Antipsychotic TrialsProbable Alzheimer's diseasePatients' cognitive statusDiagnosis of dementiaQuality of lifeBeck Depression InventoryCATIE-ADRelationship of burdenBurden InterviewAmbulatory outpatientsPatients CorrelatePharmacologic interventionsAntipsychotic TrialsTreatment outcomesDecreased burdenCare settings
2004
The Use of Novel Antipsychotics in the Older Patient With Neurodegenerative Disorders in the Long-Term Care Setting
Kasckow J, Mulchahey J, Mohamed S. The Use of Novel Antipsychotics in the Older Patient With Neurodegenerative Disorders in the Long-Term Care Setting. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2004, 5: 242-248. PMID: 15228634, DOI: 10.1016/s1525-8610(04)70130-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtypical antipsychoticsRate of extrapyramidal side effectsHigh-potency conventional antipsychoticsDays of risperidoneAtypical antipsychotic medicationsExtrapyramidal side effectsDay of olanzapineDouble-blind placebo-controlled trialConventional antipsychoticsNovel antipsychoticsAntipsychotic medicationTardive dyskinesiaTreating older patientsPsychopharmacological agentsAgitation symptomsNeurodegenerative disordersAntipsychoticsBehavioral agitationPlacebo-controlled trialOpen-label studyOlder patientsHigh-potencyAripiprazoleOlanzapineRisperidone