Geriatrics News

Substance use is increasing among elderly patients, a population also presenting with increasing needs related to comorbid psychiatric disorders, according to a presenter at the Psych Congress 2020 Virtual Experience conference.

Researchers observed a U-shaped trend in age-adjusted mortality rates from neurological disorders from 1999 to 2017. The recent upward trend suggests these disorders are an “imminent threat to public health,” they wrote in JAMA Neurology.

Calcitonin gene-related peptide, or CGRP, monoclonal antibodies reduced headache frequency among a small cohort of older adults with migraine, data show.

Recent advances in blood tests suggest future tests may be able to detect Alzheimer’s disease, according to data presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2020.

Home firearm access among adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias may present safety risks, according to results of a survey study published in JAMA Network Open.

The dopaminergic agonist Neupro appeared to improve frontal cognitive functions and activities of daily living among patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Anxiety level and older age appeared to be associated with rehospitalization among patients with schizophrenia, according to results of a retrospective observational study conducted in Japan and published in Psychiatric Annals.

Use of electroconvulsive therapy among older adults with depression remains rare, despite significant evidence of its efficacy, according to results of a study published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month is commemorated each June to improve knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, the burden of which could increase 178% by 2060 in the United States, according to CDC estimates.

Intranasal insulin treatment over a 12-month period failed to provide cognitive or functional benefits to older adults with amnestic mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published in JAMA Neurology.