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Duax, Jeanne M.; Waldron-Perrine, Brigid; Rauch, Sheila A. M.; Adams, Kenneth M. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2013
Although prolonged exposure therapy (PE) is considered an evidence-based treatment for PTSD, there has been little published about the use of this treatment for older adults with comorbid early-stage dementia. As the number of older adults in the United States continues to grow, so will their unique mental health needs. The present article…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Evidence, Therapy, Mental Health
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Mantry, D.; Cooper, S. -A.; Smiley, E.; Morrison, J.; Allan, L.; Williamson, A.; Finlayson, J.; Jackson, A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2008
Background: While there is considerable literature on adults with Down syndrome who have dementia, there is little published on the epidemiology of other types of mental ill-health in this population. Method: Longitudinal cohort study of adults with Down syndrome who received detailed psychiatric assessment (n = 186 at the first time point; n =…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Incidence, Mental Retardation, Dementia
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Tsakanikos, E.; Bouras, Nick; Sturmey, P.; Holt, G. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2006
Background: Although gender differences in psychopathology among the general psychiatric population appear to be well documented, such differences have been either ignored or inconsistently investigated among people with intellectual disability (ID). Methods: The study examined psychiatric co-morbidity in 295 men and 295 women with ID and…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Mental Retardation, Psychopathology, Foreign Countries
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Forbes, Dorothy A.; Morgan, Debra; Janzen, Bonnie L. – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2006
The purpose of this research was to examine the characteristics of older Canadians with dementia (compared to those without dementia), their use of health care services, and the impact of place (rural/urban) on use of services. Andersen and Newman's Behavioural Model of Health Services Use (1973) guided the study. A cross-sectional design used…
Descriptors: Dementia, Health Services, Gender Differences, Age Differences