M L Bruce

Summary

Affiliation: Cornell University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Older home-care patients' preferred approaches to depression care: a pilot study
    Denise C Fyffe
    Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities, School of Public Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 65 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07107 3001, USA
    J Gerontol Nurs 34:17-22. 2008
  2. ncbi Evidence-based mental health services for home and community
    Martha L Bruce
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 21 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, NY 10605, USA
    Psychiatr Clin North Am 28:1039-60, x-xi. 2005
  3. ncbi Depression Care for Patients at Home (Depression CAREPATH): home care depression care management protocol, part 2
    Martha L Bruce
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, White Plains, New York, USA
    Home Healthc Nurse 29:480-9. 2011
  4. ncbi A randomized trial of depression assessment intervention in home health care
    Martha L Bruce
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, White Plains, New York, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 55:1793-800. 2007
  5. ncbi Barriers to reducing burden of affective disorders
    Martha L Bruce
    Department of Psychiatry, Westchester Division, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 21 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, New York 10605, USA
    Ment Health Serv Res 4:187-97. 2002
  6. ncbi Suicide risk and prevention in veteran populations
    Martha L Bruce
    Department of Psychiatry, Westchester Division, Weill Cornell Medical College, White Plains, New York 10605, USA
    Ann N Y Acad Sci 1208:98-103. 2010
  7. ncbi Promoting the transition to independent scientist: a national career development program
    Martha L Bruce
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, USA
    Acad Med 86:1179-84. 2011
  8. ncbi Depression and disability in late life: directions for future research
    M L Bruce
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical School of Cornell University, White Plains NY 10605, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 9:102-12. 2001
  9. ncbi Major depression in elderly home health care patients
    Martha L Bruce
    Department of Psychiatry and the Division of Geriatrics, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, White Plains, NY 10605, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 159:1367-74. 2002
  10. ncbi Predictors of antidepressant prescription and early use among depressed outpatients
    J A Sirey
    Department of Psychiatry, New York Presbyterian Hospital, White Plains 10605, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 156:690-6. 1999

Research Grants

  1. Effectiveness of a Depression Care Management Initiative in Home Healthcare
    Martha L Bruce; Fiscal Year: 2010
  2. Advanced Research Institute in Geriatric Psychiatry
    Martha Bruce; Fiscal Year: 2007
  3. IP-RISP: Treatment of Late Life Depression in Home Care
    Martha Bruce; Fiscal Year: 2006
  4. SPIRAL OF DEPRESSION AND DISABILITY IN LATE LIFE
    Martha Bruce; Fiscal Year: 2002
  5. LATE LIFE DEPRESSION IN MEDICAL HOMECARE
    Martha Bruce; Fiscal Year: 2001
  6. Effectiveness of a Depression Care Management Initiative in Home Healthcare
    Martha Bruce; Fiscal Year: 2009

Detail Information

Publications90

  1. ncbi Older home-care patients' preferred approaches to depression care: a pilot study
    Denise C Fyffe
    Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities, School of Public Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 65 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07107 3001, USA
    J Gerontol Nurs 34:17-22. 2008
    ..The results highlight the importance of addressing patient preferences during care planning to improve participation in geriatric depression care management...
  2. ncbi Evidence-based mental health services for home and community
    Martha L Bruce
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 21 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, NY 10605, USA
    Psychiatr Clin North Am 28:1039-60, x-xi. 2005
  3. ncbi Depression Care for Patients at Home (Depression CAREPATH): home care depression care management protocol, part 2
    Martha L Bruce
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, White Plains, New York, USA
    Home Healthc Nurse 29:480-9. 2011
    ..The intervention's clinical protocols are designed to guide clinicians in managing depression as part of routine home care...
  4. ncbi A randomized trial of depression assessment intervention in home health care
    Martha L Bruce
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, White Plains, New York, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 55:1793-800. 2007
    ..To determine whether an educational intervention would improve depression assessment and appropriate referral. Secondary analyses tested whether referral led to depression improvement...
  5. ncbi Barriers to reducing burden of affective disorders
    Martha L Bruce
    Department of Psychiatry, Westchester Division, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 21 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, New York 10605, USA
    Ment Health Serv Res 4:187-97. 2002
    ....
  6. ncbi Suicide risk and prevention in veteran populations
    Martha L Bruce
    Department of Psychiatry, Westchester Division, Weill Cornell Medical College, White Plains, New York 10605, USA
    Ann N Y Acad Sci 1208:98-103. 2010
    ..This paper describes the VA's response to these data in developing and implementing suicide prevention interventions...
  7. ncbi Promoting the transition to independent scientist: a national career development program
    Martha L Bruce
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, USA
    Acad Med 86:1179-84. 2011
    ..Based on objective outcomes, ARI offers an effective model for stemming attrition of new investigators from the academic career path that is generalizable to other fields and promotes innovative, translational science...
  8. ncbi Depression and disability in late life: directions for future research
    M L Bruce
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical School of Cornell University, White Plains NY 10605, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 9:102-12. 2001
    ....
  9. ncbi Major depression in elderly home health care patients
    Martha L Bruce
    Department of Psychiatry and the Division of Geriatrics, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, White Plains, NY 10605, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 159:1367-74. 2002
    ..The authors report the distribution, correlates, and treatment status of DSM-IV major depression in a random sample of elderly patients receiving home health care for medical or surgical problems...
  10. ncbi Predictors of antidepressant prescription and early use among depressed outpatients
    J A Sirey
    Department of Psychiatry, New York Presbyterian Hospital, White Plains 10605, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 156:690-6. 1999
    ..Site of service and the patients' sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were investigated as possible predictors...
  11. ncbi Screening performance of the 15-item geriatric depression scale in a diverse elderly home care population
    Linda G Marc
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Westchester, NY, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 16:914-21. 2008
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  12. ncbi Reducing suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms in depressed older primary care patients: a randomized controlled trial
    Martha L Bruce
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, White Plains, NY, USA
    JAMA 291:1081-91. 2004
    ..The intervention's effectiveness in reducing suicidal ideation, regardless of depression severity, reinforces its role as a prevention strategy to reduce risk factors for suicide in late life...
  13. ncbi Incidence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after myocardial infarction (MI) and predictors of ptsd symptoms post-MI--a brief report
    Leila P Rocha
    Cornell University, New York, USA
    Int J Psychiatry Med 38:297-306. 2008
    ..The objectives of this pilot study were to determine the incidence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) one to two months after Myocardial Infarction (MI), and to evaluate potential predictors of PTSD symptoms post-MI...
  14. ncbi The systematic assessment of depressed elderly primary care patients
    P J Raue
    Weill Medical College of Cornell University, White Plains, NY 10605, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 16:560-9. 2001
    ..Strategies are discussed for ensuring that data are complete, valid and reliable...
  15. ncbi Perceived stigma as a predictor of treatment discontinuation in young and older outpatients with depression
    J A Sirey
    Outpatient Department, Westchester Division, New York Presbyterian Hospital, White Plains, NY, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 158:479-81. 2001
    ..The authors' goal was to examine the extent to which perceived stigma affected treatment discontinuation in young and older adults with major depression...
  16. ncbi High occurrence of mood and anxiety disorders among older adults: The National Comorbidity Survey Replication
    Amy L Byers
    Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 67:489-96. 2010
    ..Little is known about prevalence rates of DSM-IV disorders across age strata of older adults, including common conditions such as individual and coexisting mood and anxiety disorders...
  17. ncbi Assessing behavioral health using OASIS: Part 1: Depression and suicidality
    Patrick J Raue
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, White Plains, NY, USA
    Home Healthc Nurse 20:154-61. 2002
    ..This approach improves assessment information and increases nurse confidence and accuracy when making referrals for further psychiatric evaluation and treatment...
  18. ncbi Outcomes of minor and subsyndromal depression among elderly patients in primary care settings
    Jeffrey M Lyness
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
    Ann Intern Med 144:496-504. 2006
    ..Although depressive conditions in later life are a major public health problem, the outcomes of minor and subsyndromal depression are largely unknown...
  19. ncbi Late-life depression among black and white elderly homecare patients
    Denise C Fyffe
    Department of Psychiatry, Westchester Division, Weill Medical College or Cornell University, White Plains, NY, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 12:531-5. 2004
    ..The authors compared the prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) and the prescription rates of antidepressant medication, by race, among frail, older homecare patients...
  20. ncbi Community-based interventions
    Martha L Bruce
    Department of Psychiatry, Westchester Division, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 21 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, New York 10605, USA
    Ment Health Serv Res 4:205-14. 2002
    ..An agenda for developing this field of intervention research is proposed...
  21. ncbi Suicidal ideation and risk levels among primary care patients with uncomplicated depression
    Herbert C Schulberg
    Weill Medical College of Cornell University, White Plains, NY 10605, USA
    Ann Fam Med 3:523-8. 2005
    ..We investigated the prevalence, severity, and course of passive and active suicidal ideation occurring in primary care patients with an uncomplicated depressive disorder...
  22. ncbi Remission in depressed geriatric primary care patients: a report from the PROSPECT study
    George S Alexopoulos
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 162:718-24. 2005
    ..In addition, it sought to identify risk factors for nonremission that could guide treatment planning and referral to care managers or specialists...
  23. ncbi Caregiving tasks and training interest of family caregivers of medically ill homebound older adults
    Victoria M Wilkins
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 21 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, NY 10605, USA
    J Aging Health 21:528-42. 2009
    ..This study assessed the caregiving activities and training interests of family caregivers of medically ill older adults without dementia who receive home health care...
  24. ncbi Patients' depression treatment preferences and initiation, adherence, and outcome: a randomized primary care study
    Patrick J Raue
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, White Plains, NY 10605, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 60:337-43. 2009
    ..The authors examined the association of treatment preferences with treatment initiation, adherence, and clinical outcome among nonsenior adult and senior primary care patients with depression...
  25. ncbi The Cornell Service Index as a measure of health service use
    Jo Anne Sirey
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, 21 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, New York 10605, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 56:1564-9. 2005
    ..Descriptive data are provided to illustrate the application of the CSI in a community sample of adults who were newly admitted to outpatient mental health clinics. These data provide information about the pathways to care...
  26. ncbi Predictors of major depression six months after admission for outpatient treatment
    Mark I Weinberger
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, White Plains, NY 10605, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 59:1211-5. 2008
    ..This study examined the rate and predictors of major depression six months after outpatient mental health admission...
  27. ncbi Social support and suicidal ideation in older adults using home healthcare services
    Jennifer L Rowe
    Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry, White Plains, NY, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 14:758-66. 2006
    ..The objective of this study was to examine the associations between objective and subjective social support and suicidal ideation in older adults receiving home healthcare services...
  28. ncbi Matching services to patients' beliefs about depression in Dublin, Ireland
    Joanne Cunningham
    Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 21 Bloomingdale Rd, White Plains, NY 10605, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 58:696-9. 2007
    ..Patients' etiological beliefs and use of language are considered as possible pathways to improved care...
  29. ncbi When parents matter to their adult children: filial reliance associated with parents' depressive symptoms
    Amy L Byers
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, Payne Whitney Westchester, 21 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, NY 10605, USA
    J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 63:P33-40. 2008
    ..036). Expressive support did not show the same pattern. Thus, adult children's reliance on instrumental support might contribute to their parents' mental health...
  30. ncbi Population projection of US adults with lifetime experience of depressive disorder by age and sex from year 2005 to 2050
    Moonseong Heo
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, White Plains, NY 10605, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 23:1266-70. 2008
    ..To estimate the projected population of US adults aged 18 years or older with lifetime experience of doctor-diagnosed depressive disorder from 2005-2050...
  31. ncbi Treating late-life depression with interpersonal psychotherapy in the primary care sector
    Herbert C Schulberg
    Weill Medical College, Cornell University, White Plains, NY, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 22:106-14. 2007
    ..Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is an empirically-validated intervention for treating late-life depression...
  32. ncbi Depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation among older adults receiving home delivered meals
    Jo Anne Sirey
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Whit Plains, NY 10605, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 23:1306-11. 2008
    ..The objective of this study is to document the rates of depression and correlates among a population of homebound elders...
  33. ncbi Suicidal ideation among elderly homecare patients
    Patrick J Raue
    Weill Medical College of Cornell University, White Plains, NY 10605, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 22:32-7. 2007
    ..To identify the prevalence, correlates, and one-year naturalistic course of suicidal ideation in a representative sample of elderly adults newly admitted to visiting nurse homecare...
  34. ncbi The Treatment Initiation Program: an intervention to improve depression outcomes in older adults
    Jo Anne Sirey
    Geriatric Outpatient Clinic, Westchester Division, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, White Plains, NY 10605, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 162:184-6. 2005
    ..The TIP is an individualized, early intervention to address older adults' attitudes (e.g., perceived need for care and stigma) about depression and treatment...
  35. ncbi Does every allusion to possible suicide require the same response?
    Patrick J Raue
    Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 21 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, NY 10605, USA
    J Fam Pract 55:605-12. 2006
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  36. ncbi Correlates of suicide among home health care utilizers who died by suicide and community controls
    Jennifer L Rowe
    Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 21 Bloo mingdale Road, White Plains, NY 10605, USA
    Suicide Life Threat Behav 36:65-75. 2006
    ..Identifying suicide risk factors that place older adult home health care utilizers at particularly high risk for suicidal behaviors within this population will further help target suicide preventive interventions by home care providers...
  37. ncbi A model for intervention research in late-life depression
    George S Alexopoulos
    Weill Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, 21 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, NY, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 24:1325-34. 2009
    ..To serve as a conceptual map of the role of new interventions designed to reduce the burden of late-life depression...
  38. ncbi Shared decision-making in the primary care treatment of late-life major depression: a needed new intervention?
    Patrick J Raue
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 25:1101-11. 2010
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  39. ncbi Depression and risk for adverse falls in older home health care patients
    Amy L Byers
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, White Plains, New York 10605, USA
    Res Gerontol Nurs 1:245-51. 2008
    ..These data suggest the potential benefit of including depression screening for multifactorial fall prevention interventions...
  40. ncbi The PHQ-2 on OASIS-C: a new resource for identifying geriatric depression among home health patients
    Thomas Sheeran
    Weill Cornell Medical College, White Plains, New York 10605, USA
    Home Healthc Nurse 28:92-102; quiz 102-4. 2010
    ..First, we know that major depression is a highly prevalent illness in home care. With depression rates at almost 15%, home care-along with nursing homes-has among the highest rates of any healthcare setting...
  41. ncbi Conceptual and methodological issues in designing a randomized, controlled treatment trial for geriatric bipolar disorder: GERI-BD
    Robert C Young
    Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, White Plains, NY 10605, USA
    Bipolar Disord 12:56-67. 2010
    ..This report considers the conceptual and methodological concerns confronting clinical investigators seeking to generate knowledge regarding the tolerability and benefits of pharmacotherapy in geriatric bipolar disorder (BD) patients...
  42. ncbi Clinical presentation of the "depression-executive dysfunction syndrome" of late life
    George S Alexopoulos
    Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College, Cornell University, White Plains, NY, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 10:98-106. 2002
    ..These findings may aid clinicians in identifying patients needing vigilant follow-up, because depression with executive dysfunction was found to be associated with disability, poor treatment response, relapse, and recurrence...
  43. ncbi Recognition of depression among elderly recipients of home care services
    Ellen L Brown
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, White Plains, New York 10605, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 54:208-13. 2003
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  44. ncbi Predictors of self-neglect in community-dwelling elders
    Robert C Abrams
    Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York Presbyterian Hospital Cornell University Medical Center, Box 140, 525 E 68th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 159:1724-30. 2002
    ..The study assessed the contribution of depressive symptoms and cognitive impairment to the prediction of self-neglect in elderly persons living in the community...
  45. ncbi Depression and barriers to mental health care in older cancer patients
    Mark I Weinberger
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, White Plains, NY 10605, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 26:21-6. 2011
    ..To review the literature on depression in cancer patients with a particular focus on depression assessment and barriers to mental health treatment in older cancer patients...
  46. ncbi Assessing behavioral health using OASIS: part 2: cognitive impairment, problematic behaviors, and anxiety
    Patrick J Raue
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, White Plains, NY 10656, USA
    Home Healthc Nurse 20:230-5; quiz 236. 2002
    ..Case scenarios and guidelines for referral for further evaluation and possible treatment are provided...
  47. ncbi Depression and increased short-term hospitalization risk among geriatric patients receiving home health care services
    Thomas Sheeran
    Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, White Plains, NY 10605, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 61:78-80. 2010
    ..This study evaluated the association between depression and hospitalization among geriatric home care patients...
  48. ncbi The wish to die and 5-year mortality in elderly primary care patients
    Patrick J Raue
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, White Plains, NY 10605, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 18:341-50. 2010
    ..e., major, minor, and no depression diagnosis). The authors also examined whether a depression care management intervention would minimize these relationships...
  49. ncbi One-month stability of depression among elderly home-care patients
    Patrick J Raue
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, White Plains, NY, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 11:543-50. 2003
    ..The stability of depression among home care recipients has not been investigated. The authors examined the 1-month stability of major depression in a representative sample of elderly adults shortly after their admission to home care...
  50. ncbi Recognition of late-life depression in home care: accuracy of the outcome and assessment information set
    Ellen L Brown
    Weill Medical College of Cornell University, White Plains, New York 10605, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 52:995-9. 2004
    ..6%; negative predictive value=88.8%). This study indicates that home care nurses often do not accurately rate OASIS depression items for older adult patients...
  51. ncbi Does depression predict falls among home health patients? Using a clinical-research partnership to improve the quality of geriatric care
    Thomas Sheeran
    Department of Psychiatry and Division of Geriatrics, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, NY, USA
    Home Healthc Nurse 22:384-9; quiz 390-1. 2004
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  52. ncbi Reducing suicidal ideation and depression in older primary care patients: 24-month outcomes of the PROSPECT study
    George S Alexopoulos
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, 21 Bloomingdale Rd, White Plains, NY 10605, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 166:882-90. 2009
    ..This is the first report of outcomes over a 2-year period...
  53. ncbi Preventing suicide in primary care patients: the primary care physician's role
    Herbert C Schulberg
    Weill Medical College, Cornell University, White Plains, NY 10605, USA
    Gen Hosp Psychiatry 26:337-45. 2004
    ....
  54. ncbi Predictors of new onset depression in medically ill, disabled older adults at 1 year follow-up
    Mark I Weinberger
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, White Plains, NY 10605, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 17:802-9. 2009
    ..The aim of these analyses was to identify risk factors for new onset depression in a sample of medically ill, disabled older adults...
  55. ncbi An agency-university research partnership: focus on late-life depression
    Ellen L Brown
    Weill Medical College of Cornell University, White Plains, NY, USA
    Home Healthc Nurse 22:597-600. 2004
    ..The development of an ongoing home care agency-university partnership is described to stimulate other agencies to consider this type of research collaboration...
  56. ncbi Achieving effective antidepressant pharmacotherapy in primary care: the role of depression care management in treating late-life depression
    Yuhua Bao
    Division of Health Policy, Department of Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NewYork, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 57:895-900. 2009
    ..To estimate the effect of an evidence-based depression care management (DCM) intervention on the initiation and appropriate use of antidepressant in primary care patients with late-life depression...
  57. ncbi Improving antidepressant adherence and depression outcomes in primary care: the treatment initiation and participation (TIP) program
    Jo Anne Sirey
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, NY 10605, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 18:554-62. 2010
    ..To test the impact of a novel psychosocial intervention to improve antidepressant adherence and depression outcomes among older adults prescribed pharmacotherapy by their primary care physician (PCP)...
  58. ncbi A double-blind randomized controlled trial of olanzapine plus sertraline vs olanzapine plus placebo for psychotic depression: the study of pharmacotherapy of psychotic depression (STOP-PD)
    Barnett S Meyers
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University and New York Presbyterian Hospital, Westchester Division, White Plains, New York 10605, USA
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 66:838-47. 2009
    ..Evidence for the efficacy of combination pharmacotherapy has been limited and without positive trials in geriatric patients with major depression (MD) with psychotic features...
  59. ncbi Physical health, depressive symptoms, and managed care enrollment
    B G Druss
    Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 155:878-82. 1998
    ....
  60. ncbi Family members' knowledge about borderline personality disorder: correspondence with their levels of depression, burden, distress, and expressed emotion
    Perry D Hoffman
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, USA
    Fam Process 42:469-78. 2003
    ..Further research is warranted and may provide additional information to this understudied area...
  61. ncbi Stressful life events interacting with cognitive/personality styles to predict late-onset major depression
    Carolyn M Mazure
    Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 10:297-304. 2002
    ....
  62. ncbi Heritability of depressive symptoms: a case study using a multilevel approach
    Amy L Byers
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, White Plains, NY, USA
    Int J Methods Psychiatr Res 18:287-96. 2009
    ..However, our study may be limited by measurement of prevalent depressive symptoms, which may not generalize to lifetime depressive symptoms...
  63. ncbi Psychosocial risk factors for depressive disorders in late life
    Martha L Bruce
    Department of Psychiatry, Westchester Division, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, White Plains, New York 10605, USA
    Biol Psychiatry 52:175-84. 2002
    ..Methodological challenges to advancing research on psychosocial risk factors for late life depression are reviewed, including problems related to study designs, sample selection, and measurement...
  64. ncbi Actors' portrayals of depression to test interrater reliability in clinical trials
    Jules Rosen
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 161:1909-11. 2004
    ..The HDRS scores of the actor-patient pairs were correlated. CONCLUSIONS: Actors can effectively portray depressed patients. Future studies will determine if actors can accurately portray patients with anxiety and psychosis...
  65. ncbi Family connections: a program for relatives of persons with borderline personality disorder
    Perry D Hoffman
    The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
    Fam Process 44:217-25. 2005
    ..Analyses employing hierarchical linear modeling strategies showed significant reductions in grief and burden, and a significant increase in mastery from pre- to post-group assessment. Changes were maintained at 6 months post baseline...
  66. ncbi Stigma as a barrier to recovery: Perceived stigma and patient-rated severity of illness as predictors of antidepressant drug adherence
    J A Sirey
    Department of Psychiatry, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Westchester Division, White Plains, NY 10605, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 52:1615-20. 2001
    ..The authors examined the impact of barriers that were present at the initiation of antidepressant drug therapy on medication adherence in a mixed-age sample of outpatients with major depression...
  67. ncbi Challenges to the transition to independent investigator in geriatric mental health
    Martha L Bruce
    Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 21 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, NY 10605, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 11:356-9. 2003
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  68. ncbi Programs for developing the pipeline of early-career geriatric mental health researchers: outcomes and implications for other fields
    Stephen J Bartels
    Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging, Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
    Acad Med 85:26-35. 2010
    ..org). This report discusses implications of and principles for disseminating these programs, including examples of replications in fields besides GMH research...
  69. ncbi Gender issues and socially disadvantaged women
    Jeanne Miranda
    Health Servies Research Center, 10920 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 300, Los Angeles, California 90024 6505, USA
    Ment Health Serv Res 4:249-53. 2002
    ..Further, the role of mental health care for parents as it affects child outcomes is important but currently not well studied. In particular, care for disadvantaged young women is an area in need of further research...
  70. ncbi The effect of a primary care practice-based depression intervention on mortality in older adults: a randomized trial
    Joseph J Gallo
    Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
    Ann Intern Med 146:689-98. 2007
    ..Few studies have tested the effects of a depression intervention on the risk for death associated with depression...
  71. ncbi Religious practice and depression among geriatric home care patients
    Glen Milstein
    Department of Psychology, City College of the City University of New York, NY 10031, USA
    Int J Psychiatry Med 33:71-83. 2003
    ..To examine the relationship between religious practice and depression in a sample of geriatric patients receiving homecare nursing services...
  72. ncbi The elderly
    Jurgen Unutzer
    Center for Health Services Research, University of California, Los Angeles, 10920 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 300, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA
    Ment Health Serv Res 4:245-7. 2002
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  73. ncbi Burden of illness
    Tom McGuire
    Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, 180 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 5899, USA
    Ment Health Serv Res 4:179-85. 2002
    ..Reserch should focus on improving measures of burden in general and on quantifying burden from the standpoint of diverse population groups...
  74. ncbi Overcoming barriers to reducing the burden of affective disorders
    Kenneth B Wells
    Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Biol Psychiatry 52:655-75. 2002
    ..We review the literature, identify key gaps, and recommend new research to guide national efforts to reduce the burden of affective disorders...
  75. ncbi Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance consensus statement on the unmet needs in diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders in late life
    Dennis S Charney
    National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 60:664-72. 2003
    ....
  76. ncbi Bridging community intervention and mental health services research
    Kenneth Wells
    Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 161:955-63. 2004
    ..This article explores the potential of community intervention perspectives for increasing the relevance, reach, and public health impact of mental health services research...
  77. ncbi Re-engineering systems for the treatment of depression in primary care: cluster randomised controlled trial
    Allen J Dietrich
    Dartmouth Medical School, HB 7250, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
    BMJ 329:602. 2004
    ..To test the effectiveness of an evidence based model for management of depression in primary care with support from quality improvement resources...
  78. ncbi Problem-solving therapy for late-life depression in home care: a randomized field trial
    Zvi D Gellis
    Center for Mental Health and Aging, School of Social Welfare, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12222, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 15:968-78. 2007
    ....
  79. ncbi Higher burden of depression among older women: the effect of onset, persistence, and mortality over time
    Lisa C Barry
    Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 65:172-8. 2008
    ..The prevalence of depression is disproportionately higher in older women than men, yet the reasons for this sex difference are not clear...
  80. ncbi The effects of memory, attention, and executive dysfunction on outcomes of depression in a primary care intervention trial: the PROSPECT study
    Hillary R Bogner
    Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 22:922-9. 2007
    ..To describe the influence of domains of cognition on remission and response of depression in an intervention trial among older primary care patients...
  81. ncbi Transition to home care: quality of mental health, pharmacy, and medical history information
    Ellen L Brown
    Stein Gerontological Institute, Miami Jewish Home and Hospital, Miami, Florida 33137, USA
    Int J Psychiatry Med 36:339-49. 2006
    ..To assess the completeness and accuracy of clinical information provided by referral sources to visiting nurses for patients admitted to receive home health care...
  82. ncbi A fidelity measure for integrated management of depression in primary care
    Thomas E Oxman
    Dartmouth Medical School, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756, USA
    Med Care 44:1030-7. 2006
    ..Integrated models of primary care depression management improve outcomes. Subsequent dissemination efforts and their evaluation need a fidelity measure...
  83. ncbi Symptoms of depression in older home-care patients: patient and informant reports
    Gail J McAvay
    Program on Aging, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
    Psychol Aging 20:507-18. 2005
    ..The patterns of these discrepancies may reflect age- and cohort-related response bias in the reports of depressive symptoms obtained from older adults...
  84. ncbi The role of medical comorbidity in outcome of major depression in primary care: the PROSPECT study
    Hillary R Bogner
    Dept of Family Practice and Community Medicine, Univ of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, 2 Gates Building, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 13:861-8. 2005
    ..The authors described the influence of specific medical conditions on clinical remission and response of major depression (MDD) in a clinical trial evaluating a care-management intervention among older primary-care patients...
  85. ncbi Depression, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and two-year mortality among older, primary-care patients
    Joseph J Gallo
    Dept of Family Practice and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, 2 Gates Bldg, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 13:748-55. 2005
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  86. ncbi Depression in elderly homecare patients: patient versus informant reports
    Gail J McAvay
    Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
    Psychol Med 34:1507-17. 2004
    ..The associations between specific patterns of agreement/disagreement and other patient and informant characteristics are examined...
  87. ncbi Diabetes, depression, and death: a randomized controlled trial of a depression treatment program for older adults based in primary care (PROSPECT)
    Hillary R Bogner
    Department of Family Practice and Community Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St, 2 Gates Building, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    Diabetes Care 30:3005-10. 2007
    ....
  88. ncbi Disasters, social forces, and opportunities
    Jose Calderon-Abbo
    Psychiatr Serv 58:1393. 2007
  89. ncbi Longitudinal association between marital dissatisfaction and alcohol use disorders in a community sample
    Mark A Whisman
    Department of Psychology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309 0345, USA
    J Fam Psychol 20:164-7. 2006
    ..The longitudinal association between baseline marital dissatisfaction and current alcohol use disorder diagnosis at follow-up remained significant when controlling for baseline demographic variables and history of alcohol use disorders...
  90. ncbi Provisional diagnostic criteria for depression of Alzheimer disease
    Jason T Olin
    Adult and Geriatric Treatment and Preventive Interventions Research Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 9635, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 10:125-8. 2002
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Research Grants12

  1. Effectiveness of a Depression Care Management Initiative in Home Healthcare
    Martha L Bruce; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..At the agency level, CAREPATH could be sustained by the participating agencies and disseminated to other interested homecare agencies nation-wide. ..
  2. Advanced Research Institute in Geriatric Psychiatry
    Martha Bruce; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Targeted technical consultation from senior experts though one-on-one meetings and annual workshops. ..
  3. IP-RISP: Treatment of Late Life Depression in Home Care
    Martha Bruce; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ....
  4. SPIRAL OF DEPRESSION AND DISABILITY IN LATE LIFE
    Martha Bruce; Fiscal Year: 2002
    ..Second, it will identify potential avenues for effective intervention into these relationships in high risk populations. ..
  5. LATE LIFE DEPRESSION IN MEDICAL HOMECARE
    Martha Bruce; Fiscal Year: 2001
    ..Additional information will come from informants, homecare nurses, and homecare records. ..
  6. Effectiveness of a Depression Care Management Initiative in Home Healthcare
    Martha Bruce; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..In addition, the CAREPATH intervention could be sustained by the participating homecare agencies and disseminated nation-wide. ..