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Recently, the effective and systematic education for residents in geriatric psy-chaitry has been receiving needed attention and interests. However, in Korea, the position of the education in geriatric psychaitry is...
A case of Lewy body dementia in a 71 year-old male patient was reported and related articles were also reviewed.
He has been ill with Parkinsonism since 1988, and referred to...
OBJECTIVE: Depression in the elderly is a major health concern that can be life threatening if not recognized and treated. Despite considerable interest, there in no consensus regarding the prevalence...
A case of methylenedioxymethamphetamine(MDMA)-dependent patient, who showed brief flashbacks, mild cognitive impairment and depression after the cessation of MDMA, were reported and its' related references were reviewed.
The flashbacks were consisted...
Concurrent medical problem is common in dementia patients and critical to their care. Despite its importance, there was no bedside global rating scale for the seriousness of medical comorbidity. Lykestos...
Rapid growth of the population of persons 65 years of age and older in Korea is projected to reach 7.1% of the total population by the year 2,000, and more...
OBJECTIVES: Behavioral problem and functional impairment in addition to cognitive impairment are induced, and the medical comorbidity is common in dementia patients. Thus the evaluation of these domains is needed...
OBJECTIVE: Aims to observe temporal change in dementia prevalence, identify factors related to regional diversity of dementia subtype and propose explanatory hypothesis.
METHOD: Studies qualifying selection criteria were chosen after PubMedline...