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Functional Impairment in COPD Patients: The Impact of Anxiety and Depression by Kim, H. Florence Seung, Kunik, Mark E., Molinari, Victor A., Hillman, Stephany L., Lalani, Suleman, Orengo, Claudia A., Petersen, Nancy J., Nahas, Ziad, Goodnight-White, Sheila

“…The authors examined the relationship between functional status and comorbid anxiety and depression and the relationship between utilization of health care…”
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Accuracy of Self-Reported Depression in Persons with Dementia by Snow, A. Lynn, Kunik, Mark E., Molinari, Victor A., Orengo, Claudia A., Doody, Rachelle, Graham, David P., Norris, Margaret P.

“…Objectives: To investigate the reliability and validity of self‐reported depression in demented elderly patients. Design: This is the first study to combine…”
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Safety and Efficacy of Testosterone Gel 1% Augmentation in Depressed Men With Partial Response to Antidepressant Therapy by Orengo, Claudia A., Fullerton, Laura, Kunik, Mark E.

“…The current study evaluates the efficacy and safety of testosterone (T) gel 1% augmentation on depressive symptoms and quality of life in treatment-resistant,…”
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Aggression in Individuals Newly Diagnosed With Dementia by Orengo, Claudia A., Khan, Jennifer, Kunik, Mark E., Snow, Andrea L., Morgan, Robert, Steele, Avila, Cully, Jeffrey A., Graham, David P.

“…Aggression is often associated with dementia. In this study, aggression in veterans newly diagnosed with dementia was examined and characterized. Participants…”
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Dementia Deficits Scale: Rating self-awareness of deficits by SNOW, A. Lynn, NORRIS, Margaret P, DOODY, Rachelle, MOLINARI, Victor A, ORENGO, Claudia A, KUNIK, Mark E

“…Impaired deficit awareness is important to detect because of its clinical implications; for example, patients with impaired awareness are more likely to engage…”
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Factors affecting deficit awareness in persons with dementia by Snow, A Lynn, Graham, David P, Molinari, Victor A, Orengo, Claudia A, Doody, Rachelle S, Norris, Margaret P, Kunik, Mark E

“…This study examined factors affecting deficit awareness (DA) and the effects of diagnostic status (dementia and depression), measurement method and DA…”
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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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Contribution of PTSD/POW history to behavioral disturbances in dementia by Verma, Swapna, Orengo, Claudia A., Maxwell, Rebecca, Kunik, Mark E., Molinari, Victor A., Vasterling, Jennifer J., Hale, D. Danielle

“…As many World War II and Korean Conflict veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) grow older, increasing numbers will be diagnosed with…”
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Tolerability and effectiveness of atypical antipsychotics in male geriatric inpatients by Verma, Swapna, Orengo, Claudia A., Kunik, Mark E., Hale, Danielle, Molinari, Victor A.

“…The atypical antipsychotics are gradually becoming the mainstay of treatment for psychosis in the elderly. The present study examines the effectiveness and…”
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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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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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Determinants of Behavioral Symptoms in Dementia Patients by Kunik, Mark E., Martinez, Melissa, Snow, A. Lynn, Beck, Cornelia K., Cody, Marisue, Rapp, Carla Gene, Molinari, Victor A., Orengo, Claudia A., Hamilton, Joseph DeVance

“…Behavioral symptoms in dementia are common, and lack of a conceptual model has resulted in the use of treatments that address only the symptoms and not the…”
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Behavioral Disturbances in Geropsychiatric Inpatients Across Dementia Types by Kunik, Mark E., Huffman, Jeff C., Bharani, Nipa, Hillman, Stephany L., Molinari, Victor A., Orengo, Claudia A.

“…The objective of this study was to compare differences in behavioral, psychiatric, and cognitive status among geropsychiatric inpatients with Alzheimer's,…”
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Nonalcohol-Related Use Disorders in Geropsychiatric Patients by Edgell, Randall C., Kunik, Mark E., Molinari, Victor A., Hale, Danielle, Orengo, Claudia A.

“…The authors determined the prevalence and demographic features of drug use disorders in a database of 565 veteran geropsychiatric inpatients. Twenty-four…”
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Functioning in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Role of Depression and Self-Efficacy by Orengo, Claudia A., Wei, Steven H., Molinari, Victor A., Hale, D. Danielle, Kunik, Mark E.

“…Objective: There is increasing evidence and awareness that rheumatoid arthritis symptoms, such as joint pain and activity limitations, are strongly influenced…”
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TOLERABILITY OF CLONAZEPAM IN DEMENTED AND NON-DEMENTED GEROPSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS by CALKIN, PATRICIA A., KUNIK, MARK E., ORENGO, CLAUDIA A., MOLINARI, VICTOR, WORKMAN, RICHARD

“…Objective. The tolerability of clonazepam in geropsychiatric inpatients was examined in patients with and without a diagnosis of dementia. Design…”
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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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A Multidisciplinary Ethics Teaching Conference on a Geropsychiatric Service by Morrow-Howell, Nancy, Molinari, Victor, Kunik, Mark E., McCullough, Larry, Workman, Richard, Orengo, Claudia A., Rezabek, Pam

“…This article describes an ethics case conference on a multidisciplinary geropsychiatric service, and its unique clinical, training, and research benefits. We…”
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Contribution of Cognitive Impairment, Depression, and Psychosis to the Outcome of Agitated Geropsychiatric Inpatients with Dementia by KUNIK, MARK E, GRAHAM, DAVID P, SNOW-TUREK, A LYNN, MOLINARI, VICTOR A, ORENGO, CLAUDIA A, WORKMAN, RICHARD H

“…This study investigated the correlates of change in behavioral disturbance in geropsychiatric inpatients with dementia. It was hypothesized that improvement in…”
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The Contribution of Cognitive Impairment, Medical Burden, and Psychopathology to the Functional Status of Geriatric Psychiatric Inpatients by Kunik, Mark E, Benton, Cynthia L, Snow-Turek, A.Lynn, Molinari, Victor, Orengo, Claudia A, Workman, Richard

“…In order to define the contributions of cognitive impairment, medical burden, and psychopathology to the functional status of geriatric psychiatric patients, a…”
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