Martha Sajatovic

..This was a six-month prospective trial of a CAE among 43 medication non-adherent individuals with BD who were receiving treatment in a community mental health clinic (CMHC)...

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..This cross-sectional study combined qualitative and quantitative approaches to evaluate perceived treatment effects, concerns and expectations among 90 individuals with BD...

..This mixed-method analysis evaluated factors related to adherence among 20 poorly adherent community mental health clinic patients with bipolar disorder (BD)...

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..Additional research is needed to better understand the epidemiology, phenomenology, and treatment of geriatric bipolar disorder...

..This is a multisite, 12-week, open-label trial of lamotrigine augmentation in 57 older adults (≥ 60 years; mean ± SD age = 66.5 ± 6.7 years) with either type I or type II bipolar depression...

..Gender identity is the subjective experience of one's individuality as male or female...

..A key feature of the intervention is the use of peer educators with serious mental illness and diabetes to teach and model self-management. Promising results from a 16-week trial are reported...

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..Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of bipolar mania and for the long-term treatment of bipolar disorder. This study is an open-label, prospective trial of aripiprazole therapy in 20 older adult patients with bipolar disorder...

..To identify baseline clinical factors associated with acute treatment response in depressed older adults with bipolar disorder (BD) receiving lamotrigine...

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..The purpose of this study was to examine the subjective experience of illness among 19 men and women with rapid cycling bipolar disorder receiving treatment at an academic psychiatry clinic...

..Finally, the panel identified a broad range of intervention approaches, and conditions under which these interventions are likely to be most effective at reducing barriers to adherence and reinforcing adherence behavior...

..Larger-scale studies evaluating the effects of menopause on serious mental illness are needed to clarify how menopause affects illness outcomes in women with serious mental illness...

..This cross-sectional analysis examined clinical and subjective variables in relation to adherence in 140 individuals with BPD receiving treatment with mood-stabilizing medication...

..It is important that clinicians and care providers gather information related to patients' perceptions of the patient-provider relationship when designing or evaluating services aimed at enhancing treatment adherence...

..The content of any intervention must address past and current trauma and its relationship to substance use and HIV risk, as well as strategies to prevent HIV transmission...

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..Unfortunately, few evidence-based studies are available to guide the treating clinician in the management of these vulnerable patients, many of whom have additional psychiatric or medical comorbidity...

..A three-month prospective trial of a psychosocial intervention--customized adherence enhancement (CAE)--was conducted with 43 medication-nonadherent individuals with bipolar disorder...

..This prospective, 12-week open label study evaluated adjunct extended-release valproate semisodium (divalproex) in 20 older adults with schizophrenia...

..This study examined adherence with lithium and anticonvulsant medication among patients with bipolar disorder receiving treatment in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) settings...

..This study compares prescription patterns between young adults and elderly with bipolar disorder who achieved a recovery status during the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD)...

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..We compared adherence with antipsychotic medication among older (age 60 and older) and younger individuals using a large case registry (n = 73,964)...

..We report on our findings relating to the importance of music to Puerto Rican women with SMI and the implications for HIV prevention interventions with this population...

..Communicating potential benefits and harm to patients and payers is essential for high-quality care. However, there are no published guidelines or consensuses on how to communicate potential benefits and harm to patients and payers...

..The primary efficacy endpoint was the change from baseline in Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) total score at Day 21. A secondary endpoint was change from baseline in YMRS score at Day 84...

..Selected differences in subjective illness experience between men and women might be used to inform gender-sensitive approaches to enhance treatment adherence among populations with BD...

..The aim of this secondary analysis from a larger study was to identify the association between baseline variables and average treatment adherence over a subsequent three-year period...

..Treatment nonadherence has been identified as an understudied, yet frequent, cause of relapse among patients with bipolar disorder. This study evaluated factors related to treatment adherence...

..This article investigates the subjective experience of the process of improvement and recovery from the point of view of persons diagnosed (according to research diagnostic criteria) with schizophrenia and schizo-affective disorders...

..Careful assessment of treatment adherence (including partial adherence) should be included in all prospective bipolar treatment studies, and studies should be conducted to prospectively evaluate interventions to minimize nonadherence...

..The aim of this paper is to determine the most relevant aspects of adherence attitudes in a sample of bipolar patients selected for problems with adherence behavior...

..In spite of circumstances that precipitate high use of anticonvulsants in geriatric populations, there is a paucity of data on the use of antiepileptic drugs in elderly patients with psychiatric and neurological disorders...

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..Selected differences were compared between new-onset and earlier-onset groups...

..We also examine whether there are negative, synergistic effects between lifetime duration of BD and vascular disease burden on cognition...

..Clinical characteristics may differ between individuals with early-onset and late-onset bipolar illness, and resource utilization may be extensive in both groups...

..Preliminary treatment issues include selection of specific categories of psychotropic agents, as well as psychotherapies that are cognitive and lead to modification of belief paradigm...

..Additional studies are needed on outcomes of serious chronic psychiatric illnesses in later life to optimize care environments for older adult psychiatric patients...

..Using data from the VA National Psychosis Registry, we examined adherence with antipsychotic medications among patients with bipolar disorder (n = 73,964)...

..Diverse strategies are required to address the impact of migration on follow-up, which may vary across groups...

..The goal of this study was to evaluate orally- ingested HNC use in individuals with bipolar disorder and with major depression...

..Information with ziprasidone and aripiprazole specific to geriatric bipolar disorder is still lacking...

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..Finally, a discussion of potential future directions, a summary of key issues and information resources are provided...

..A persistent problem in our understanding of management of late life bipolar disorder is the paucity of research and rigorous published studies on the psychopharmacology of this condition...

..However, the change was not large enough to differentiate the conventional antipsychotic treatment group from the other treatment groups...

..Psychosocial or behavioral approaches are known to be effective for depression generally, but only a handful of studies have examined the role of psychosocial treatments of patients with depression in PD...

..The common comorbid conditions that accompany late-life bipolar disorder (BD) have not been well studied. This is a literature review on psychiatric and medical comorbidities among elderly individuals with BD...

..This review focuses on the AED lamotrigine, with particular emphasis on the extended-release formulation, in the management of patients with epilepsy, and the significant clinical issues that may be relevant with once-daily AED therapy...

..Both men and women scored lower on traditional masculine descriptive measures compared with persons without schizophrenia. This finding has important implications for recovery...

..This brief report describes the results of a survey of 39 patients with mental illness and their family members regarding perceived effects of menopause on mental illness...

..Future mental health services research must further explore these issues to optimize care for older adults with bipolar disorder...

..Recent reports suggest that quetiapine and aripiprazole are valuable additions to the psychotropic armamentarium for the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders. Data from clinical trials and clinical reports are discussed herewith...

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..Our results support the incorporation of spiritual beliefs into secular HIV prevention efforts...

..Functional disability because of bipolar disorder is comparable with that of many chronic medical conditions. It has been estimated that the total annual societal cost of bipolar disorder may be as high as 45 billion dollars...

..The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy and tolerability of quetiapine and risperidone for the treatment of depressive symptoms in outpatients with psychosis...

..This drug profile of quetiapine XR will address chemistry, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, metabolism, safety and tolerability and clinical trials in bipolar disorder...

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..The sites have a history of successful collaborative research, including demanding geriatric studies. ..