1995
Desipramine Treatment of Major Depression in Patients Over 75 Years of Age
Nelson J, Mazure C, Jatlow P. Desipramine Treatment of Major Depression in Patients Over 75 Years of Age. Journal Of Clinical Psychopharmacology 1995, 15: 99-105.. PMID: 7782495, DOI: 10.1097/00004714-199504000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYounger patientsYears of ageElderly patientsMajor depressionDesipramine concentrationsDrug treatmentPatient trialsAdverse reaction rateMore effective drug treatmentsEffective drug treatmentUnipolar major depressionDesipramine treatmentDepressed patientsComparable dosesPatientsSide effectsResponse rateSimilar durationTrialsSecond trialTreatmentLower ratesBloodDepressionAgeDSM-III-R Axis IV: Clinician Reliability and Comparability to Patients’ Reports of Stressor Severity
Mazure CM, Kincare P, Schaffer CE. DSM-III-R Axis IV: Clinician Reliability and Comparability to Patients’ Reports of Stressor Severity. Psychiatry 1995, 58: 56-64. PMID: 7792323, DOI: 10.1080/00332747.1995.11024711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultAgedBipolar DisorderDementiaDepressive DisorderFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient AdmissionPersonality AssessmentPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsPsychotic DisordersReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologySomatoform DisordersStress, PsychologicalConceptsPsychosocial stressorsAxis IVClinical setting todayMultiaxial diagnostic systemImportant precipitantsExacerbation of psychopathologyPatient reportsPatients' appraisalPsychiatric disordersClinical ratingsClinician reliabilityObjective ratingsSeverityExacerbationStressor severityNosological systemsReportStressorsSubjective appraisalClinicians
1989
Elderly Patients Admitted to the Psychiatric Unit of a General Hospital
Conwell Y, Nelson JC, Kim K, Mazure CM. Elderly Patients Admitted to the Psychiatric Unit of a General Hospital. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1989, 37: 35-41. PMID: 2909603, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1989.tb01566.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElderly psychiatric patientsPsychiatric patientsGeneral hospital psychiatric settingLength of stayAcute inpatient settingsDiagnosis of dementiaInpatient psychiatry unitTerms of demographicsHospital courseElderly patientsClinical profileCommon diagnosisDepressive illnessShorter hospitalizationPatient populationPrimary diagnosisGeneral HospitalInpatient settingOutcome measuresPsychiatric unitPatientsPsychiatric settingsPsychiatry unitFavorable responseMental illness