Carl I Cohen

..To examine the prevalence of negative symptoms and associated factors in older adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorder living in the community...

..This paper examines interpersonal conflict strategies and their impact on positive symptom remission in older adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorders...

..There are a paucity of long-term studies from the United States concerning predictors of outcome among depressed older community adults. This article examines predictors of depression in a biracial sample of older persons in Brooklyn, NY...

..This study examines outcome and predictors of various levels of depression among a biracial sample of geropsychiatric outpatients in Brooklyn, NY...

..Rather than one universal indicator, each measure offers a different perspective that can provide useful guidelines for researchers, clinicians, and policy makers...

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..This study used epidemiological data of older African Americans and Caucasians living in an urban community to compare those factors associated with active or passive suicidal ideation in each racial group...

..This column reviews recent findings on the outcome and associated features of clinical symptom and social well-being categories for older adults with early-onset schizophrenia...

..This study examines the types of general coping strategies used by older persons with schizophrenia and examines the extent to which the various coping strategies affect quality of life...

..This study provides data on the prevalence of suicidality and factors associated with previous suicide attempts among a mixed racial sample of older persons with schizophrenia living in New York City...

..This article examines the prevalence of headache and associated psychosocial factors in a biracial sample of older adults in New York City...

..The authors used an adaptation of Lehman's QOL model to examine factors that impact QOL in a multiracial urban sample of older persons with schizophrenia...

..Although depression is common in older adults with schizophrenia, it has not been well studied. The authors examine those factors that are related to depression in a multiracial urban sample of older persons with schizophrenia...

..Symptomatic remission has been reported in younger patients with schizophrenia. This study aims to determine the prevalence of symptomatic remission in older adults with schizophrenia...

..This study compared community integration for older persons with schizophrenia with their age peers in the community and examined factors associated with community integration in the schizophrenia group...

..This study examined the prevalence of subsyndromal and syndromal anxiety and associated factors among older persons living in an urban area...

..There have been few multiracial epidemiologic community-based studies of phobia in older adults. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of phobia and associated factors among older persons living in a northeastern urban area...

..The subjective reasons for adherence to antipsychotic medication and associated clinical and psychosocial factors in this population are examined...

..The authors explored racial differences in the prevalence of depression and its associated factors among older persons...

..This study contrasts the prevalence of successful aging in older adults with schizophrenia with their age peers in the community and examines variables associated with successful aging in the schizophrenia group...

..This study examined whether there are racial differences in the prevalence of paranoid ideation and psychotic symptoms in persons age >/=55 in an urban community...

..The authors sought to determine differences between depressed older black residents in an urban community who do and do not use formal mental health services...

..The authors sought to demonstrate that self-appraisals of QOL are useful and valid in older schizophrenic persons. A second aim was to provide provisional support for a model of QOL in this population...

..Paratonia is an external stimulus dependent increase in muscle tone that is absent at rest. It is thought to occur commonly in Alzheimer disease (AD) but is understudied. This study examines paratonia in a multiracial sample...

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..This study examines the process, outcome, and impact of instituting a mandatory depression screening program for depressed dementia patients in nursing homes...

..In this study, the authors contrast depressed Holocaust survivors (HD), nondepressed Holocaust survivors (HND), and older depressed persons (CD)...

..Few data are available concerning dental care in older adults with schizophrenia. The authors examined the utilization of dental care and factors related to dental treatment in this population...

..We develop a survey instrument of physician attitudes, behavior, and inter-office communication, and provide preliminary data on physician-related issues in the provision of health care to this population...

..Ergotamines, combinations of drugs such as sumatriptan-naproxen sodium, and rizatriptan with dexamethasone show promise in the treatment of MM...

..Implications for emotion-health relationships in ethnically diverse samples are discussed...

..It is hoped that this Open Forum will stimulate discussion throughout the country for the benefit of older persons with mental health needs as the country grapples with changes to come after the passage of health care reform...

..Antidepressants are well suited for pill splitting because their therapeutic effects depend upon long-term alterations in neurotransmitters, and small variations in dose are not critical...

..This study used Krause's model of illness behavior in later life to examine factors associated with adequacy of medical treatment in a racially diverse sample of older patients (age 55 and over) with schizophrenia...