Depressive experiences in inpatients with borderline personality disorder.

We investigate the quality of dependent and self-critical depressive experiences in a hospitalized sample of depressed (n = 17), depressed borderline (n = 29), and borderline non-depressed inpatients (n = 10). Subjects were administered structured diagnostic interviews for axis I and axis II along with the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised Depression Scale (SCL-90-R-DS) and the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire (DEQ). As predicted, there were no differences between the three groups in overall level of impairment or severity of depression.

Characterizing behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) among geropsychiatric inpatients.

Objective: The purpose of this database analysis was to determine if, upon hospital admission, particular behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) could be linked to patient characteristics, levels of cognitive or clinical functioning, and/or type of residence before hospitalization.

Methods: Sampled were geropsychiatric inpatients with a primary DSM-IV discharge diagnosis of dementia, who participated in the Mental Health Outcomes, Inc. CQI+(SM) measurement program between January 1, 1996 and December 31, 1999 and who had admission data on all study variables and dementia subtype diagnosis at discharge (N = 2256).

Assessing antipsychotic effectiveness in dementia with the factor structure of the Psychogeriatric Dependency Rating Scale (PGDRS).

Objective: Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) impact patient functioning, caregiver burden, and transition to structured living environments. The purpose of this study was to use the derived factor structure of the Psychogeriatric Dependency Rating Scale (PGDRS) to retrospectively assess short-term antipsychotic effectiveness. SETTING AND MEASUREMENT: A principal components factor analysis was conducted with PGDRS admission ratings for a large national sample of hospitalized dementia patients (N = 2747).

Inpatient length of stay and atypical antipsychotic use among elderly patients with psychiatric disorders and Alzheimer's disease.

This study evaluated length of stay (LOS) associated with atypical antipsychotic monotherapy in inpatients with Alzheimer's disease. In addition to sociodemographic information, data were also obtained on severity of illness, medications, used, patient satisfaction, and hospitalization. Sociodemographics and severity of illness at admission were similar in groups taking olanzapine (N = 66), quetiapine (N = 41), and risperidone (N = 147).

Antidepressant prescribing in community cancer care.

Goals: To describe patterns of antidepressant (ADs) prescribing in community oncology practice.

Patients And Methods: Data were collected using an electronic medical record on all staged breast, colon, and lung cancer patients in three community-based oncology practices. The data were analyzed retrospectively, using descriptive and bivariate analyses and multivariate logistic regression modeling.

Diagnostic efficiency of borderline personality disorder criteria in hospitalized adolescents: comparison with hospitalized adults.

Objective: The authors examined the diagnostic efficiency of borderline personality disorder criteria in adolescent inpatients. For comparison, diagnostic efficiency of borderline personality disorder criteria was also examined in a group of concurrently recruited adult inpatients.

Method: Adolescents (N=123) and adults (N=106) were reliably assessed with the Personality Disorder Examination, a semistructured diagnostic interview for DSM-III-R personality disorders.

Association between medical comorbidity and treatment outcomes in late-life depression.

Objectives: Previous studies have demonstrated an association between major depression and physical disability in late life. The objectives of this study were to examine the relationship between specific medical illnesses and the outcomes of treatment for late-life depression.

Design: The study was a longitudinal assessment of medical illness, depression, and disability.