Publications by authors named "Lindsay Iser"
Article Synopsis
- The study explored how older adults with depression accessed behavioral health treatment over six months, focusing on patterns of treatment use and associated factors.
- About 48% of participants did not receive any formal treatment, with younger individuals and those currently experiencing major depressive episodes being more likely to seek help.
- Findings suggested that intentions to seek treatment and receiving advice were important for encouraging treatment use among older adults.
Background: Recent attention has focused on the negative effects of chemotherapy on the cognitive performance of cancer survivors. The current study examined modification of this risk by catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) genotype based on evidence in adult populations that the presence of a Val allele is associated with poorer cognitive performance.
Methods: Breast cancer survivors treated with radiotherapy (n = 58), and/or chemotherapy (n = 72), and 204 healthy controls (HCs) completed tests of cognitive performance and provided saliva for COMT genotyping.
Behavioral health service utilization and preferences of older adults receiving home-based aging services.
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry
June 2010
Objective: To examine use of behavioral health services, treatment preferences, and facilitators and barriers to service use in older adults receiving home-based services within the aging network.
Design: Cross-sectional survey.
Setting: Interviews were conducted in participants' homes.