Early Clinical Exposure to Geriatric Psychiatry and Medical Students' Interest in Caring for Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: In the next 25 years, the population aged 65 and older will nearly double in many countries, with few new doctors wishing to care for older adults. The authors hypothesize that early clinical exposure to elderly patient care could increase student interest in caring for older adults during their future career.

Methods: The authors conducted a pragmatic medical education randomized controlled trial (RCT) at the Jewish General Hospital and the Douglas Mental Health Institute, McGill University, in Montreal, Canada.

Feasibility and acceptability of an iPad intervention to support dementia care in the hospital setting.

Background: Staying in the hospital can be a very stressful experience for older people with dementia. A familiar face and reassuring voice of a family member or friend can offer a sense of safety and comfort.

Aims: To explore the feasibility and acceptability of using an iPad Simulated Presence Therapy intervention with hospitalized older people with dementia.

Changes in mindfulness following repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for mood disorders.

Objective: Mindfulness practices are associated with changes in different cortical regions, including the dorsolateral prefrontal cortices (DLPFCs). Our study sought to examine how an index course of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over the DLPFC improved components of mindfulness as assessed by Baer's Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) and the Experience Questionnaire (EQ).

Method: Our preliminary study is a retrospective chart review of 32 patients who had undergone an index course of rTMS for major depressive episode between 2009 and 2012.

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant depression: a systematic review and metaanalysis.

Objective: Systematic reviews show that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is superior to sham control conditions in patients with major depressive disorder, but the clinical relevance is not clear. None have specifically examined outcomes in patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD).

Method: A systematic review was conducted by identifying published randomized controlled trials of active rTMS, compared with a sham control condition in patients with defined TRD (that is, at least one failed trial).