This systematic review and meta‐analysis aimed to evaluate the efficacy of mindfulness‐based treatments for older people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who also experience depression and cognitive difficulties.
To the Editor: We read with interest the report by Drs. McKoy and McGartland describing visual hallucinations in an elderly woman.1 Their patient had several ocular conditions that are known to be associated with Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS)—retinitis pigmentosa, cataracts, and, possibly, angle-closure glaucoma (as evidenced by the bilateral iridectomies). In addition, the patient was elderly,...
A bstract : Recall from REM‐period awakenings was studied in the elderly. Twenty‐seven subjects (age range, 66 to 87 years) each slept one or two nights at the laboratory. From 166 REM awakenings there were 92 (55.4 per cent) instances of recall of dream content. This 55.4 per cent recall was significantly lower than the 87 per cent we previously found for the young adult. There was a tendency...