Cognitive screening in the primary care setting. The role of physicians at the first point of entrySanford I Finkel
Schanfield Research Institute, Geriatric Institute, Council for Jewish Elderly, University of Chicago Medical School, Chicago, IL, USA
Geriatrics 58:43-4. 2003
..Generally, the primary care practice is not set up to coordinate these additional services, as well as to provide ongoing care. We will discuss potential solutions to providing ongoing care in next month's column...
- Comparative efficacy and safety of sertraline versus nortriptyline in major depression in patients 70 and older
S I Finkel
Northwestern University Medical School, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Chicago, IL 60611 3317, USA
Int Psychogeriatr 11:85-99. 1999
..To provide additional data on the safety and efficacy of antidepressants in this rapidly growing population segment, a subgroup analysis of a larger sertraline vs. nortriptyline elderly depression treatment study was performed...
- A randomized, placebo-controlled study of the efficacy and safety of sertraline in the treatment of the behavioral manifestations of Alzheimer's disease in outpatients treated with donepezil
Sanford I Finkel
Department of Psychiatry, University of Chicago Medical School, and the Leonard Schanfield Research Institute at Council for Jewish Elderly, Chicago, IL 60091, USA
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 19:9-18. 2004
..To examine the safety and efficacy of sertraline augmentation therapy in the treatment of behavioral manifestations of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in outpatients treated with donepezil...
- E-care: a telecommunications technology intervention for family caregivers of dementia patients
Sanford Finkel
Council for Jewish Elderly, Chicago, IL, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 15:443-8. 2007
..An additional objective was to determine if the intervention could be implemented by a community-based social service agency...
- Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia: a current focus for clinicians, researchers, and caregivers
S I Finkel
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern Hospital, Chicago, Ill, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 62:3-6. 2001
..Management of the symptoms is then possible for the benefit of patients, family members, caregivers, and the health care system...
- Behavioral and psychologic symptoms of dementia
Sanford I Finkel
Leonard Schanfield Research Institute, Geriatric Institute, Council for Jewish Elderly, University of Chicago Medical School, Chicago, IL, USA
Clin Geriatr Med 19:799-824. 2003
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- Effects of rivastigmine on behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in Alzheimer's disease
Sanford I Finkel
Department of Psychiatry, University of Chicago Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Clin Ther 26:980-90. 2004
..Regulatory studies of rivastigmine in AD were not designed to evaluate effects on BPSD, but further investigation of rivastigmine in AD was prompted by later studies demonstrating behavioral benefits in other types of dementia...
- Depression in the very old. Differences in presentation and approach to treatment: a case example
Sanford I Finkel
Leonard Schanfield Research Institute, Geriatric Institute, Council for Jewish Elderly, University of Chicago Medical School, Chicago, IL, USA
Geriatrics 58:48, 51-2. 2003
- Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. Assisting the caregiver and managing the patient
Sanford I Finkel
University of Chicago Medical School, USA
Geriatrics 57:44-6. 2002
..New antipsychotic agents and pharmacologic treatments are in development and may provide greater benefits to patients and their caregivers...
- Morning or evening activity improves neuropsychological performance and subjective sleep quality in older adults
Susan Benloucif
Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Sleep 27:1542-51. 2004
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- Dementia patients in primary care. Care managers offer a solution to providing ongoing care
Sanford I Finkel
University of Chicago Medical School, Chicago, IL, USA
Geriatrics 58:42, 45. 2003
..caremanager.org, which is the web site of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers. Click on the "Find a Care Manager" link and fill out the search form...
