International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
August 1, 2023
Lin Rose Sin Yi, Su Jing Jing, Abu-Odah Hammoda et al.
Objectives: Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) are highly prevalent in individuals with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and are strongly linked to accelerated cognitive decline and dementia onset. While mindfulness-based interventions have shown promise in improving psychological well-being in clinical and community settings, their efficacy for individuals...
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
July 1, 2023
Benjamin Vanderschelden, M. A. Gebara, H. Oughli et al.
13 citations
To examine whether psychological well‐being, sleep, and suicidality improved with treatment with intravenous (IV) ketamine for late‐life treatment‐resistant depression (TRD).
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
June 11, 2020
Elena Dikaios, Sophia Escobar, Marouane Nassim et al.
Mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a novel treatment for depression. Our published randomized controlled trial shows that MBCT improves symptoms of late‐life depression (LLD) and anxiety (LLA). We now examine whether continuation sessions of MBCT (MBCT‐C) can prevent LLD/LLA symptom recurrence.
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
December 2017
Naoko Kishita, Yuko Takei, Ian Stewart
The aim of this study is to review the effectiveness of third wave mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapies (CBTs) for depressive or anxiety symptomatology in older adults across a wide range of physical and psychological conditions. Electronic literature databases were searched for articles, and random-effects meta-analysis was conducted. Ten studies met the inclusion criteria, of...
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
February 18, 2014
Eric J Lenze, Steven Hickman, Tamara Hershey et al.
Background: Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has the potential to reduce worry and improve cognitive functioning. Objectives: In this treatment development project, we examined MBSR in older adults with worry symptoms and co-occurring cognitive dysfunction. We examined (i) acceptability of MBSR, (ii) whether MBSR needs to be lengthened providing more repetition, (iii) MBSR's benefits...
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
October 2000
Arthur Funkhouser, Claude M. Cornu, H P Hirsbrunner et al.
While there have been several studies about dreams and dreaming among the elderly, there does not seem to have been any study of the effects of regular dream-telling (without interpretation). Listening to dreams could become a regular part of caring for the elderly and infirm. The effects of regular dream-telling in mentally healthy elderly clinical research volunteers were measured on several...