Summary: Seventy two family members caring for their demented patients were interviewed on their burden and needs. Carer's anxiety and depression as well as subjective burden were more frequent in the later stages of dementia and the more intensive the ...

Summary: Cognitive impairment classifying for dementia syndrome is occasionally detected in patients suffering from old-age depression. When depression improves, cognitive function also may reverse to normal, but these patients are at greater risk for ...

Summary: The concept of psychiatric day hospitals for the elderly is becoming increasingly popular in Germany. However, studies on the quality of treatment in gerontopsychiatric day hospitals are not available. Parameters suited for a quality assessment ...

Summary: Referring to epidemiological data which show an increase of benzodiazepine (bzd) use with age that cannot be explained by the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in old age, controversies about prescrition, indication, abuse, and dependence of ...

Summary: The present study examines to which extent clinical psychology and psychotherapy deal with elderly people in comparison with other age groups. For this purpose we analyzed single-case-studies in 11 scientific journals in English and German ...