R C Young

Summary

Affiliation: Cornell University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi A pilot study of standardized treatment in geriatric bipolar disorder
    Ariel G Gildengers
    Intervention Research Center for Late-Life Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, the Bipolar Disorder Center for Pennsylvanians, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 15213, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 13:319-23. 2005
  2. ncbi Evidence-based pharmacological treatment of geriatric bipolar disorder
    Robert C Young
    Payne Whitney Westchester and Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, White Plains, NY, USA
    Psychiatr Clin North Am 28:837-69, viii. 2005
  3. ncbi Age and ratings of manic psychopathology
    Robert C Young
    Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
    Bipolar Disord 9:301-4. 2007
  4. ncbi Pharmacotherapy of bipolar disorder in old age: review and recommendations
    Robert C Young
    Payne Whitney, Westchester, and the Institute for Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 21 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, New York 10605, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 12:342-57. 2004
  5. ncbi Cognitive impairment in bipolar disorder in old age: literature review and findings in manic patients
    R C Young
    Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, and Payne Whitney Westchester, USA
    J Affect Disord 92:125-31. 2006
  6. ncbi Antidepressant-associated mania in late life
    R C Young
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 18:421-4. 2003
  7. 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
  8. ncbi Executive dysfunction and long-term outcomes of geriatric depression
    G S Alexopoulos
    Department of Psychiatry, Cornell University, White Plains, NY, USA
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 57:285-90. 2000
  9. ncbi Brainstem evoked response abnormalities in late-life depression with vascular disease
    B Kalayam
    Department of Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical College, New York
    Am J Psychiatry 154:970-5. 1997
  10. ncbi Serotonin transporter polymorphisms, microstructural white matter abnormalities and remission of geriatric depression
    George S Alexopoulos
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Weill Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry, United States
    J Affect Disord 119:132-41. 2009

Research Grants

  1. Frontostriatal Impairment& Treatment of Geriatric Mania
    Robert Young; Fiscal Year: 2007
  2. Aging, White Matter Changes, Executive Dysfunction and Depression
    Robert Young; Fiscal Year: 2007
  3. Acute Pharmacotherapy of Late-Life Mania-Study Coordinating Center
    Robert Young; Fiscal Year: 2007
  4. Acute Pharmacotherapy of Late-Life Mania
    Robert Young; Fiscal Year: 2007

Detail Information

Publications21

  1. ncbi A pilot study of standardized treatment in geriatric bipolar disorder
    Ariel G Gildengers
    Intervention Research Center for Late-Life Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, the Bipolar Disorder Center for Pennsylvanians, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 15213, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 13:319-23. 2005
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Treating older adults with bipolar disorder under standardized treatment is feasible and is associated with low symptom levels. However, most older adults with bipolar disorder do not experience sustained recovery...
  2. ncbi Evidence-based pharmacological treatment of geriatric bipolar disorder
    Robert C Young
    Payne Whitney Westchester and Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, White Plains, NY, USA
    Psychiatr Clin North Am 28:837-69, viii. 2005
  3. ncbi Age and ratings of manic psychopathology
    Robert C Young
    Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
    Bipolar Disord 9:301-4. 2007
    ..e., Sexual Interest, Increased Activity-Energy, Speech--Rate and Amount, and Disruptive-Aggressive Behavior...
  4. ncbi Pharmacotherapy of bipolar disorder in old age: review and recommendations
    Robert C Young
    Payne Whitney, Westchester, and the Institute for Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 21 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, New York 10605, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 12:342-57. 2004
    ..Similarly, there are no systematic studies of the treatment of BP depression in elderly patients. The authors make suggestions for management and delineate priorities for research...
  5. ncbi Cognitive impairment in bipolar disorder in old age: literature review and findings in manic patients
    R C Young
    Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, and Payne Whitney Westchester, USA
    J Affect Disord 92:125-31. 2006
    ..Descriptions of aged patients with bipolar (BP) disorder have commented on cognitive impairments. However, the literature regarding cognitive test performance in this population has apparently been scant...
  6. ncbi Antidepressant-associated mania in late life
    R C Young
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 18:421-4. 2003
    ..Clinical characteristics of antidepressant-associated mania (AAM) in late life have not been examined...
  7. 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...
  8. ncbi Executive dysfunction and long-term outcomes of geriatric depression
    G S Alexopoulos
    Department of Psychiatry, Cornell University, White Plains, NY, USA
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 57:285-90. 2000
    ..This study investigated the relationship of executive and memory impairment to relapse, recurrence, and course of residual depressive symptoms and signs after remission of geriatric major depression...
  9. ncbi Brainstem evoked response abnormalities in late-life depression with vascular disease
    B Kalayam
    Department of Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical College, New York
    Am J Psychiatry 154:970-5. 1997
    ....
  10. ncbi Serotonin transporter polymorphisms, microstructural white matter abnormalities and remission of geriatric depression
    George S Alexopoulos
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Weill Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry, United States
    J Affect Disord 119:132-41. 2009
    ..This study compared microstructural abnormalities in depressed elders and controls and studied the association of the serotonin transporter gene status to white matter abnormalities and to remission of depression...
  11. ncbi Crisis in access to care: geriatric psychiatry services unobtainable at any price
    Robert C Abrams
    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
    Public Health Rep 121:646-9. 2006
  12. ncbi Frontal signal hyperintensities in mania in old age
    Jose M de Asis
    Department of Psychiatry, NY Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Westchester Division, White Plains, NY 10605, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 14:598-604. 2006
    ..The authors assessed frontal and subcortical SH in elderly bipolar manic patients and the comparison group, and hypothesized that SH scores would be greater in the patient group...
  13. ncbi Executive dysfunction in elderly bipolar manic patients
    Faith M Gunning-Dixon
    Weill Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, White Plains, NY, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 16:506-12. 2008
    ..This study used neuropsychological measures of executive skills to examine the functioning of frontostriatal networks in elderly bipolar patients...
  14. ncbi MRI signal hyperintensities and treatment remission of geriatric depression
    Faith M Gunning-Dixon
    Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Weill Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry, White Plains, NY, United States
    J Affect Disord 126:395-401. 2010
    ..We hypothesized that patients who failed to remit during a 12-week controlled treatment trial of escitalopram would exhibit greater SH burden than patients who remitted...
  15. ncbi Use of the Cornell scale in nondemented patients
    G S Alexopoulos
    Department of Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical College, White Plains, New York 10605
    J Am Geriatr Soc 36:230-6. 1988
    ..To our knowledge, the Cornell scale is the only depression-rating instrument that has been validated in both demented and nondemented geriatric subjects...
  16. ncbi Bipolar disorder in older persons: perspectives and new findings
    Robert C Young
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 13:265-7. 2005
  17. 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
    ....
  18. ncbi Bipolar and depressive types of schizoaffective disorder in old age
    Xiaolei Y Baran
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 14:382-3. 2006
  19. ncbi Randomized phase III trial of three versus six cycles of adjuvant carboplatin and paclitaxel in early stage epithelial ovarian carcinoma: a Gynecologic Oncology Group study
    Jeffrey Bell
    Ohio State University and Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus Cancer Council, Columbus, OH 43214, USA
    Gynecol Oncol 102:432-9. 2006
    ....
  20. ncbi Early-stage ovarian cancer: to treat or not to treat
    Robert C Young
    J Natl Cancer Inst 95:94-5. 2003
  21. ncbi Cancer statistics, 2002: progress or cause for concern?
    Robert C Young
    CA Cancer J Clin 52:6-7. 2002

Research Grants6

  1. Frontostriatal Impairment& Treatment of Geriatric Mania
    Robert Young; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..The award will facilitate his contribution to new related initiatives in the Cornell IRC that pertain to this population. It will foster his mentoring of young investigators focusing on these patients. ..
  2. Aging, White Matter Changes, Executive Dysfunction and Depression
    Robert Young; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..The clinical significance of the proposed study is that it can guide research leading to physiologically meaningful, novel antidepressant therapies aimed at aging-related frontal system dysfunction. ..
  3. Acute Pharmacotherapy of Late-Life Mania-Study Coordinating Center
    Robert Young; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..The SCC organization uses the experience, clinical resources, and strong research infrastructure at the collaborating sites. It, therefore, is strongly positioned for the successful conduct of this first study of its kind. ..
  4. Acute Pharmacotherapy of Late-Life Mania
    Robert Young; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..The sites have a history of successful collaborative research, including demanding geriatric studies. ..