Geriatric Library Page 2

Content of this page includes:

• Delirium
• Pain Management
• Depression

Delirium

Inouye SK. Delirium in older persons. N Engl J Med. 2006:354:1157-1165.

DELIRIUM AND DEMENTIA

Fick DM, Agostini JV, Inouye SK. Delirium superimposed on dementia: A systematic review. JAGS. 2002;50:1723-1732.

DELIRIUM IN POST-ACUTE FACILITIES

Marcantonio ER, Kiely DK, Simon SE, Orav EJ, et al. Outcomes of oler People Admitted to post=acute facilities with delirium. JAGS. 2005;53:963-969.

DELIRIUM AND MEDICATIONS

Agostini JV, Leo-Summers LS, Inouye SK. Cognitive and other adverse effects of diphenhydramine use in hospitalized older patients. Arch Intern Med. 2001;161:2091-2097.

PREVENTION OF DELIRIUM

Inouye SK, Bogardus ST, Charpentier PA, Leo-Summers L, Acampora D, Holford TR, Cooney LM. A Multicomponent intervention to prevent delirium in hospitalized older patients. New Engl J Med. 1999;340:669-676.

Marcantonio ER, Flacker JM, Wright RJ, Resnick NM. Reducing delirium after hip fracture: A randomized trial. JAGS. 2001;49:516-522.

Management of Pain in the Elderly

Barkin RL, Barkin SJ, Barkin DS. Perception, assessment, treatment, and management of pain in the edlerly. Clin Geriatr Med. 2005;21:465-490.

Davis MP, Srivastava M. Demographics, assessment and management of pain in the elderly. Drugs Aging . 2003;20(1):23-57.

AGS Panel on Persistent Pain in Older Persons. The Management of Persistent Pain in Older Persons. J Am Geriatr Soc 2002;50:S205-S224

 Depression in the Edlerly

Blazer DG. Depression in late life: Review and commentary. J Gerontology Medical Sciences. 2003;58A(3):249-265.

Alexopoulos GS. Depression in the edlerly. The Lancet. 2005;265:1961-70.

Montgomery SA. Late-life depression: Rationalizing pharmacological Treatment options. Geronotology. 2002;48:392-400.

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