Can phone surveys be representative in low- and middle-income countries? An application to Myanmar.

For decades, in-person data collection has been the standard modality for nationally and sub-nationally representative socio-economic survey data in low- and middle-income countries. As the COVID-19 pandemic rendered in-person surveys impossible and unethical, the urgent need for rapid monitoring necessitated researchers and statistical agencies to turn to phone surveys. However, apart from pandemic-related factors, a variety of other reasons can render large segments of a population inaccessible for in-person surveys, including political instability, climatic shocks, and remoteness.

Health-related quality of well-being in chronically hospitalized patients with schizophrenia: comparison with matched outpatients.

Quantifying the functional consequences of illness in terms of quality of life can enhance our understanding of both mental and physical disorders. However, little is known about the quality of life among older inpatients vs. outpatients with schizophrenia.

Serotonin-selective reuptake inhibitors in the treatment of geriatric depression and related disorders.

Depression is a common disorder in late life which can be successfully treated with antidepressant agents. Other disorders such as behavioural agitation associated with dementia may also be treated with antidepressants. In this review, we have examined the use of five serotonin-selective reuptake inhibitors in the treatment of late-life depression and related disorders in the elderly population.