BACKGROUND There is a paucity of information about the use of antipsychotic medication in long-term care, especially among the oldest-old residents. OBJECTIVE To analyse the factors associated with the use of antipsychotic medication among nonagenarian residents in long-term institutional care. DESIGN A retrospective study was designed from cross-sectional data, gathered in the period 1 Jan...

BACKGROUND Few studies have identified specific factors that increase mortality during heat waves. This study investigated socio-demographic characteristics and pre-existing medical conditions as effect modifiers of the risk of dying during heat waves in a cohort of elderly residents in Rome. METHODS A cohort of 651,195 residents aged 65 yrs or older was followed from 2005 to 2007. During sum...

M students’ and physicians’ training is oriented toward rapid retrieval of information and the development of those clinical skills needed to make immediate interventions. Medical students’ education in the area of psychiatry is usually limited to a sixto eight-week rotation, where they are most often exposed to a view of mental function as a simple epiphenomenon of the activity of neurotransmi...

OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that risk for dementia in late life is increased by a history of earlier psychiatric illness, and to examine the specificity of any such association. METHODS Frequency of earlier treated psychiatric illness was established by record searches and informant histories for all persons aged over 60 who were entered on the Camberwell dementia case register over a 2-...

Approximately 100 consecutive admissions in Southampton to sheltered housing, to Part III homes, and to long-stay geriatric hospital beds in 1975 and 1976 were selected and data were collected by interview with patients and staff. There was a total of 299 admissions in the final sample. The sheltered housing group were younger and more often married than those admitted to Part III homes, who we...

OBJECTIVE To examine the perceptions of intimidation in the psychiatric educational environment in Edmonton, Alberta. METHODS We distributed a 7-point modified Likert scale questionnaire that included questions with respect to intimidation perceptions and experience in psychiatry during a 1-week period to all student interns on psychiatry rotations, residents, and teaching faculty in the 5 te...

AIM The Great East Japan Earthquake and in particular, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, have had a serious psychological impact on not only residents, but also relief workers in Fukushima. Although public employees work in highly stressful situations and play a very important role in long-term relief, their psychiatric features have yet to be clarified. The two aims of this s...

INTRODUCTION The population of Brazil is ageing very rapidly, and the care of the elderly is an emerging priority. Up to this date, there is no comprehensive study addressing the profile of the elderly in Northeastern Brazil. The objective is to compile the multidimensional profile of the elderly residents in a metropolitan area of Northeastern Brazil. METHODS Six hundred sixty-seven elderly ...

After revelations of participation by psychiatrists and psychologists in interrogation of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay and Central Intelligence Agency secret detention centers, the American Psychiatric Association and the American Psychological Association adopted Position Statements absolutely prohibiting their members from participating in torture under any and all circumstances, and, to a lim...