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Skip to Main Content Subscribe Login Email/Username: Password: Remember me Forgot password? Register Claim Subscription Subscribe theclinics.com Home Articles & Issues Articles in Press Buy Back Issues Current Issue Future Issues Past Issues Series Information About Abstracting/Indexing Contact Information Media Information Subscribe Search Terms Search within All Content Article Title, Abstract, Keywords Authors Article Title Abstract Search Advanced Search Subscribe to Journal February 2020 Volume 36, Issue 1 New Content Alerts Publishing Information Clinics in Geriatric Medicine is published by Elsevier . Current Issue February 2020 Volume 36, Issue 1 Current Topic February 2020 Parkinson Disease Edited by Carlos Singer, Stephen Reich Parkinson disease (PD) is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder, next only to Alzheimer disease. As the average age of the United States and European populations increases, physicians caring for the elderly will be confronted with an increasing number of PD patients. Recent Issues Articles in Press Past Issues Most Read 2019 - Volume 35 November 2019 Cardiac Rehabilitation for Older Adults Daniel E. Forman, Editor August 2019 Anemia in Older Adults William B. Ershler, Editor May 2019 Falls Prevention Steven C. Castle, MD, Editor February 2019 Surgery and the Geriatric Patient Fred A. Luchette, MD, MSc, Robert D. Barraco, MD, MPH, Editors Geriatric Psychiatry Dan G. Blazer, Susan K. Schultz DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cger.2019.11.014 Publication stage: In Press Corrected Proof Preview Full-Text HTML PDF x The evidence base for treating older adults with psychiatric disorders is ever increasing, yet few persons are trained to treat the elderly through geriatric psychiatry fellowship training programs. Therefore, the bulk of patient care devolves to general psychiatrists, primary care practitioners, and mental health professionals other than psychiatrists. Even so, specialty-trained geriatric psychiatrists must keep up with the latest in our understanding of psychiatric disorders and their comorbidities among older adults. Electroconvulsive Therapy in Geriatric Psychiatry: A Selective Review Justin P. Meyer, Samantha K. Swetter, Charles H. Kellner DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cger.2019.11.007 Publication stage: In Press Corrected Proof Preview Full-Text HTML PDF x Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains an important treatment of geriatric patients. ECT treats severe depression, mania, psychosis, catatonia, and comorbid depression and agitation in dementia. ECT also serves a crucial role in treating urgent illness requiring expedient recovery, such as catatonia, or in patients with severe suicidal ideation or intent. ECT is even more effective in the elderly than in mixed-age adult populations. ECT is a safe treatment option with few medical contraindications. Cognitive effects are largely transient, even in patients with preexisting cognitive impairment. Cognitive Reserve from the Perspective of Preclinical Alzheimer Disease: A Review Anja Soldan, Corinne Pettigrew, Marilyn Albert DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cger.2019.11.006 Publication stage: In Press Corrected Proof Preview Full-Text HTML PDF x The concept of cognitive reserve (CR) was proposed to account for the discrepancy between levels of brain pathologic process or damage and clinical and cognitive function. We provide a detailed review of prospective longitudinal studies that have investigated the interaction between CR and Alzheimer disease (AD) biomarkers on clinical and cognitive outcomes among individuals with normal cognition at baseline. Current evidence is consistent with the view that higher levels of CR are associated with a delay in the onset of symptoms of mild cognitive impairment and that there may be multiple pathways by which CR exerts its protective effects. Depression and Cardiovascular Disorders in the Elderly Wei Jiang DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cger.2019.11.003 Publication stage: In Press Corrected Proof Preview Full-Text HTML PDF x The world’s older population continues to grow at an unprecedented rate. This trend amplifies the necessity of improving the care of older patients with chronic health problems. Of those with chronic health problems, those with cardiovascular diseases and depression are particularly challenging due to the multifaceted nature of these conditions. This review discusses the significance of this aging trend and ways to better care for this particular population. Advances in the Conceptualization and Study of Schizophrenia in Later Life: 2019 Update Carl I. Cohen, Ksenia Freeman, Dina Ghoneim, Aninditha Vengassery, Brian Ghezelaiagh, Michael M. Reinhardt DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cger.2019.11.004 Publication stage: In Press Corrected Proof Preview Full-Text HTML PDF x A crisis looms as research and clinical programs have not kept pace with dramatic increases in the number of older adults with schizophrenia. This article provides an overview of the advances in the conceptualization and study of schizophrenia in later life. Theoretic and clinical models in psychiatry and gerontology are integrated. Specifically, recovery is examined in the context of aging, how clinical dimensionality affects diagnoses in older adults, how various features of schizophrenia are implicated in models of accelerated and paradoxic aging, and how outcome in later life is a more dynamic and heterogeneous than assumed previously. View More Articles in Press 2018 - Volume 34 November 2018 Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias John E. Morley, MB, BCh, Editor August 2018 Care for the Older Adult in the Emergency Department Michael L. Malone, MD, Kevin Biese, MD, MAT, Editors May 2018 Geriatric Otolaryngology Karen M. Kost, MD, FRCSC, Editor February 2018 Screening and Prevention in Geriatric Medicine Danelle Cayea, MD, MS, Samuel C. Durso, MD, MBA, Editors 2017 - Volume 33 November 2017 Pulmonary Disease in the Aging Patient Sidney S. Braman, MD, FCCP, Gwen S. Skloot, MD, FACCP, Editors August 2017 Rapid Geriatric Assessment John E. Morley, MB, BCh, Editor May 2017 Polypharmacy Mary Ann E. Zagaria, PharmD, MS, BCGP, Editor February 2017 Rheumatic Diseases in Older Adults James D. Katz, MD, Brian Walitt, MD, MPH, Editors 2016 - Volume 32 November 2016 Geriatric Pain Management M. Carrington Reid, MD, PhD, Editor August 2016 Infectious Diseases in Geriatric Medicine Thomas T. Yoshikawa, MD, Dean C. Norman, MD, Editors May 2016 Managing Chronic Conditions in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease Cynthia Boyd, MD, MPH, James T. Pacala, MD, MS, AGSF, Michael W. Rich, MD, FACC, AGSF, Editors February 2016 Geriatric Oncology Arati V. Rao, Harvey Jay Cohen, Editors 2015 - Volume 31 November 2015 Geriatric Urology Tomas Lindor Griebling, MD, MPH, Editor August 2015 Nutrition in Older Adults John E. Morley, MB, BCh, Editor May 2015 Geriatric Palliative Care Madeline Leong, MD, and Thomas J. Smith, MD, FACP, FASCO, FAAHPM, Editors February 2015 Diabetes and Aging Elsa S. Strotmeyer, PhD, MPH, Editor 2014 - Volume 30 November 2014 Medical Implications of Elder Abuse and Neglect Lisa M. Gibbs MD, Laura Mosqueda MD, Editors August 2014 Geriatric Psychiatry Soo Borson, MD, Editor May 2014 Fragility Fractures Susan M. Friedman, MD, MPH, FACP, AGSF, Daniel Ari Mendelson, MS, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD, Editors February 2014 Gastroenterology Seymour Katz, MD, FACP, MACG, Guest Editor 2013 - Volume 29 November 2013 Mild Cognitive Impairment Birju B. Patel MD, FACP, AGSF, N. Wilson Holland MD, FACP, Guest Editors August 2013 Updates in Geriatric Nephrology Edgar V. Lerma, MD, FACP, FASN, FAHA, FASH, FNLA, FNKF, Mitchell H. Rosner, MD, FACP, Guest Editors May 2013 Geriatric Dermatology David R. Thomas, MD, FACP, AGSF, GSAF, and Nicole M. Burkemper, MD, Guest Editors February 2013 Geriatric Emergency Medicine Christopher R. Carpenter, MD, MSc, FACEP, FAAEM, Guest Editor 2012 - Volume 28 November 2012 Cardiac Rhythm Disorders in Older A...