Geriatric Psychiatry

Rates of adverse events were similar in both the pimavanserin group and placebo group.Pimavanserin was well-tolerated and not associated with cognitive decline or motor dysfunction in older adults with Parkinson’s disease and neuropsychiatric symptoms, according to a poster presentation.

SAN FRANCISCO — Diagnosis and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders experienced late in life require detailed medical and psychological history, according to a presenter at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting. .

Older adults with late-onset major depressive disorder and anxiety or substance use disorders were more likely to experience treatment-resistant depression, a study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry showed.

Greater improvement in air quality was associated with slower cognitive decline in older, community-dwelling women, according to a longitudinal study in PLoS Medicine.

Severity in symptoms of late-life depression may be linked to geography, as well as racial/ethnic disparities depending on location, according to a cohort study published in The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.

Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia may help prevent major depression among older adults with insomnia disorder, according to results of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Older adults frequently used medication to treat sleep difficulties, according to study results presented at Psych Congress.

When used correctly, electroconvulsive therapy can be associated with lower all-cause mortality, according to findings published in The American Journal of Psychiatry.

Inflammatory processes were linked to lower cognitive functioning in older patients with depression before electroconvulsive therapy, with further dysfunction during and after therapy, according to a Journal of Clinical Psychiatry study.

Health care visits may serve as important opportunities for detecting older adults at risk for mistreatment, according to results of a longitudinal, population-based cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.