Symptomatological and cognitive correlates of vascular comorbidity in older-elderly (at least 75 years old) men with major depressive disorder
Depression is a common geriatric psychiatric disorder increasing with age among elderly people (≥ 75 years old), especially those with medical comorbidities. They have higher suicide rates than younger men, but these are paid less attention. Elderly men (n=141) who were newly admitted residents of t...
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| author | Yu-Yuan Wang Yun-Hsuan Chang Sheng-Yu Lee Chih-Chun Huang I-Hui Lee Tzung-Lieh Yeh Yen-Kuang Yang Yan-Chiou Ku Ru-Band Lu |
| author_facet | Yu-Yuan Wang Yun-Hsuan Chang Sheng-Yu Lee Chih-Chun Huang I-Hui Lee Tzung-Lieh Yeh Yen-Kuang Yang Yan-Chiou Ku Ru-Band Lu |
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| description | Depression is a common geriatric psychiatric disorder increasing with age among elderly people (≥ 75 years old), especially those with medical comorbidities. They have higher suicide rates than younger men, but these are paid less attention. Elderly men (n=141) who were newly admitted residents of the Veterans' Home in Tainan, Taiwan from 2004 to 2006 were recruited and screened for major depression. Specialist physicians obtained past histories of medical illnesses through chart reviews, interview, and health examinations. Fifty-nine of the 141 elderly people had major depression and participated in this study. Thirty-nine men in the group with vascular comorbidities (VC), and 20 in the group without (NVC) vascular comorbidities were compared. The VC group had more time-orientation impairment, greater psychomotor retardation, and diminished concentration/decision-making than did the NVC group. Psychomotor retardation and other cognitive function impairments (e.g., concentration and decision-making) are characteristic manifestations among patients with major depression and vascular comorbidity compared with those without vascular comorbidity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c0e7e1833b74422397ce0b68d2413e622022-12-22T02:06:58ZengWileyKaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences1607-551X2012-11-01281160761210.1016/j.kjms.2012.04.027Symptomatological and cognitive correlates of vascular comorbidity in older-elderly (at least 75 years old) men with major depressive disorderYu-Yuan Wang0Yun-Hsuan Chang1Sheng-Yu Lee2Chih-Chun Huang3I-Hui Lee4Tzung-Lieh Yeh5Yen-Kuang Yang6Yan-Chiou Ku7Ru-Band Lu8Institute of Behavioral Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanDepartment of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital & College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanDepartment of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital & College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanDepartment of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital & College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanDepartment of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital & College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanDepartment of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital & College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanDepartment of Nursing, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanInstitute of Behavioral Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanDepression is a common geriatric psychiatric disorder increasing with age among elderly people (≥ 75 years old), especially those with medical comorbidities. They have higher suicide rates than younger men, but these are paid less attention. Elderly men (n=141) who were newly admitted residents of the Veterans' Home in Tainan, Taiwan from 2004 to 2006 were recruited and screened for major depression. Specialist physicians obtained past histories of medical illnesses through chart reviews, interview, and health examinations. Fifty-nine of the 141 elderly people had major depression and participated in this study. Thirty-nine men in the group with vascular comorbidities (VC), and 20 in the group without (NVC) vascular comorbidities were compared. The VC group had more time-orientation impairment, greater psychomotor retardation, and diminished concentration/decision-making than did the NVC group. Psychomotor retardation and other cognitive function impairments (e.g., concentration and decision-making) are characteristic manifestations among patients with major depression and vascular comorbidity compared with those without vascular comorbidity.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X12001210Cognitive impairmentElderly menMajor depressionPsychomotor retardationVascular comorbidity |
| spellingShingle | Yu-Yuan Wang Yun-Hsuan Chang Sheng-Yu Lee Chih-Chun Huang I-Hui Lee Tzung-Lieh Yeh Yen-Kuang Yang Yan-Chiou Ku Ru-Band Lu Symptomatological and cognitive correlates of vascular comorbidity in older-elderly (at least 75 years old) men with major depressive disorder Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences Cognitive impairment Elderly men Major depression Psychomotor retardation Vascular comorbidity |
| title | Symptomatological and cognitive correlates of vascular comorbidity in older-elderly (at least 75 years old) men with major depressive disorder |
| title_full | Symptomatological and cognitive correlates of vascular comorbidity in older-elderly (at least 75 years old) men with major depressive disorder |
| title_fullStr | Symptomatological and cognitive correlates of vascular comorbidity in older-elderly (at least 75 years old) men with major depressive disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | Symptomatological and cognitive correlates of vascular comorbidity in older-elderly (at least 75 years old) men with major depressive disorder |
| title_short | Symptomatological and cognitive correlates of vascular comorbidity in older-elderly (at least 75 years old) men with major depressive disorder |
| title_sort | symptomatological and cognitive correlates of vascular comorbidity in older elderly at least 75 years old men with major depressive disorder |
| topic | Cognitive impairment Elderly men Major depression Psychomotor retardation Vascular comorbidity |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X12001210 |
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