Aggression in individuals newly diagnosed with dementia.

Aggression is often associated with dementia. In this study, aggression in veterans newly diagnosed with dementia was examined and characterized. Participants were >or=60 years diagnosed with dementia at the Michael E.

Factors affecting deficit awareness in persons with dementia.

Objective: This study examined factors affecting deficit awareness (DA) and the effects of diagnostic status (dementia and depression), measurement method and DA dimension on these relationships.

Methods: One hundred and twenty-one participants (66 persons with dementia and 55 persons without dementia, matched for depression diagnosis) were enrolled, each with a family informant. Participant DA (clinician and informant rated), cognitive impairment, physical illness, functional disability and caregiver burden were assessed.

Accuracy of self-reported depression in persons with dementia.

Objectives: To investigate the reliability and validity of self-reported depression in demented elderly patients.

Design: This is the first study to combine the use of multiple depression criteria with dementia and depression control groups.

Setting: Houston Veterans Affairs nursing home and geropsychiatric inpatient unit and outpatient clinic, Baylor College of Medicine's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.

Safety and efficacy of testosterone gel 1% augmentation in depressed men with partial response to antidepressant therapy.

The current study evaluates the efficacy and safety of testosterone (T) gel 1% augmentation on depressive symptoms and quality of life in treatment-resistant, depressed, hypogonadal men older than 50 years of age who are receiving antidepressants. The authors hypothesized that T augmentation would improve depressive symptoms and quality of life. Eighteen hypogonadal men entered the study who had had an adequate trial of antidepressant therapy and had significant depressive symptoms.

Dementia Deficits Scale. Rating self-awareness of deficits.

Impaired deficit awareness is important to detect because of its clinical implications; for example, patients with impaired awareness are more likely to engage in potentially dangerous activities, such as operating the stove. This study evaluated the reliability and validity of the Dementia Deficits Scale (DDS), a new multidimensional instrument for the assessment of self-awareness of cognitive, emotional, and functional deficits associated with dementia. Three parallel forms of the DDS were independently completed by the patient, clinician, and informant.