Cognitive reserve and other determinants of cognitive function in older adults: Insights from a community-based cross-sectional study.

Background: India will be the home of 323 million elderly persons by 2050. This means a surge in the dependent population primarily due to age-related cognitive decline. Evidence suggests that life course factors may have a modulatory role on cognitive function.

Aripiprazole as First-Line Therapy for Late-Life Depression: A Case Note Review.

Background: Aripiprazole, structurally considered a third-generation antipsychotic agent, is an effective adjuvant strategy for managing treatment-resistant depression. It has been used successfully as an add-on agent in late-life depression (LLD), but there are no controlled trials on its use as first-line therapy, either alone or in combination with an antidepressant.

Methods: This is a case note review of aripiprazole prescribed to outpatients with LLD as a first-line therapy either in combination with an antidepressant or as a monotherapy.

Delirium Assessment and Management in Geriatric Psychiatry under Prevailing Indian Laws (MHCA 2017).

The Indian Mental Health Care Act of 2017 (the Act) focuses on the human rights of persons with mental illness. It is based on the individual's dignity, autonomy, and independence with a client-centered approach. Delirium is frequently seen in the hospitalized geriatric population, more commonly in medical and surgical wards, and much less frequently in psychiatry wards.