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COPD education and cognitive behavioral therapy group treatment for clinically significant symptoms of depression and anxiety in COPD patients: a randomized controlled trial by Kunik, M E, Veazey, C, Cully, J A, Souchek, J, Graham, D P, Hopko, D, Carter, R, Sharafkhaneh, A, Goepfert, E J, Wray, N, Stanley, M A

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects 14 to 20 million Americans and is associated with increased prevalence of affective disorders,…”
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One session cognitive behavioural therapy for elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Kunik, M E, Braun, U, Stanley, M A, Wristers, K, Molinari, V, Stoebner, D, Orengo, C A

“…We hypothesized that compared to an educational intervention, a single 2 h session of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), with 6-week follow-up, would reduce…”
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Delirium: current trends in prevention and treatment by Weber, J. B., Coverdale, J. H., Kunik, M. E.

“…Delirium is a disturbance of consciousness, cognition and perception that occurs frequently in medically ill patients. Although it is associated with increased…”
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Truncal Fat and Frailty Are Important Predictors of Cognitive Performance among Aging Adults with Obesity by Heisey, H. D., Kunik, M. E., Qualls, C., Segoviano-Escobar, M. B., Villareal, Dennis T.

“…Objectives To explore associations among cognition, frailty, and obesity in older adults. Design Descriptive, secondary analysis of baseline data from two…”
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Utility of a depression score to predict candidacy for hepatitis C virus therapy in veterans: a prospective longitudinal study by Tavakoli‐Tabasi, S., Rowan, P., Abdul‐Latif, M., Kunik, M. E., El‐Serag, H. B.

“…Summary Background : The frequency and determinants of receipt of antiviral therapy once a diagnosis of a mood disorder is established in hepatitis C virus…”
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Assessment and understanding of pain in patients with dementia by HUFFMAN, J.C, KUNIK, M.E

“…The literature on pain in dementia patients is reviewed. A summary of methods for assessment of pain in demented elderly persons and an examination of studies…”
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Psychological predictors of admission and discharge global assessment of functioning scale scores for geropsychiatric inpatients by Whitney, J. A., Kunik, M. E., Molinari, V., Lopez, F. G., Karner, T.

“…This study examined psychological predictors of Global Assessment of Functioning Scale scores (GAF) at intake and at discharge for geropsychiatric inpatients…”
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The efficacy and tolerability of divalproex sodium in elderly demented patients with behavioral disturbances by Kunik, Mark E., Puryear, Lucy, Orengo, Claudia A., Molinari, Victor, Workman Jr, Richard H.

“…Behavioral disturbances are commonly encountered in elderly demented patients. The records of all patients admitted to a geropsychiatric inpatient unit within…”
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Utilization of emergency center services by older adults with a psychiatric diagnosis by Cully, J. A., Molinari, V. A., Snow, A. L., Burruss, J., Kotrla, K. J., Kunik, M. E.

“…Information regarding older adult emergency center (EC) patient characteristics remains limited, despite its increasing importance in health care delivery…”
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Informed Consent and Neuroanatomic Correlates of Intentionality and Voluntariness Among Psychiatric Patients by Grimes, Anna L., McCullough, Laurence B., Kunik, Mark E., Molinari, Victor, Workman, Richard H.

“…The authors examine the less-studied components of patients' autonomous decision making, or decisional autonomy, in the light of current research in psychiatry…”
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Clinical and Ethical Implications of Impaired Executive Control Functions for Patient Autonomy by Workman, Richard H., McCullough, Laurence B., Molinari, Victor, Kunik, Mark E., Orengo, Claudia, Khalsa, Devi Kirin, Rezabek, Pamela

“…The authors identify the clinical and ethical implications of impaired executive control functions for patient autonomy. Executive control functions are…”
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Cross-cultural differences in demented geropsychiatric inpatients with behavioral disturbances by Akpaffiong, Macjohn, Kunik, Mark E., Hale, Danielle, Molinari, Victor, Orengo, Claudia

“…Objective Cross‐cultural differences in treatment and diagnosis exist in several psychiatric disorders. This study examines phenomenological and treatment…”
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Correlation of Testosterone with Aggression in Demented Elderly Men by Orengo, Claudia A, Kunik, Mark E, Ghusn, Husam, Yudofsky, Stuart C

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Rehospitalization of Older Psychiatric Inpatients: An Investigation of Predictors by Mercer, Gina Touch, Molinari, Victor, Kunik, Mark E., Orengo, Claudia A., Snow, Lynn, Rezabek, Pam

“…The purpose of this study was to identify a combination of variables that could predict rehospitalization among a sample of 150 geropsychiatric inpatients…”
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Contribution of Psychosis and Depression to Behavioral Disturbances in Geropsychiatric Inpatients With Dementia by Kunik, Mark E., Snow-Turek, A. Lynn, Iqbal, Nayyar, Molinari, Victor A., Orengo, Claudia A., Workman, Richard H., Yudofsky, Stuart C.

“…Background. Specific behavioral disturbances in dementia may be associated with underlying disorders such as the presence of psychosis and depression. The…”
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Outcomes of Decreased Length of Hospital Stay Among Geriatric Patients With Dementia by Kunik, Mark E., Edwards, Michelle, Molinari, Victor A., Hale, D. Danielle, Orengo, Claudia A.

“…This study examined the outcomes associated with shortening hospital stays for geriatric inpatients with dementia at a Veterans Administration medical center…”
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Measuring aggression in older adults: A latent variable modeling approach by O'Malley, K. J., Orengo, C. A., Kunik, M. E., Snow, L., Molinari, V.

“…This cross-sectional measurement study demonstrates a technique for combining information from several aggression scales into one aggression score using latent…”
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Views of hepatitis C virus patients delayed from treatment for psychiatric reasons by Rowan, P. J., Dunn, N. J, El-Serag, H. B., Kunik, M. E.

“…For patients with chronic hepatitis C virus, certain psychiatric disorders are contraindications for antiviral therapy with interferon‐alpha (IFN). Although…”
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The benefits of psychiatric hospitalization for older nursing home residents by Kunik, M E, Ponce, H, Molinari, V, Orengo, C, Emenaha, I, Workman, R

“…To examine the demographic characteristics and treatment outcomes of nursing home residents admitted to a geropsychiatric inpatient unit. A retrospective…”
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Reminiscence and its Relationship to Attachment and Personality in Geropsychiatric Patients by Molinari, Victor, Cully, Jeffrey A., Kendjelic, Edward M., Kunik, Mark E.

“…The relationships between reminiscence functions and attachment styles; reminiscence and personality factors; and attachment and personality were examined in…”
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