The Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI): the state scale in detecting mental disorders in geriatric patients

The Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI): the state scale in detecting mental disorders in geriatric patients, International  Journal of  Geriatric Psychiatry. 2005 Jul;20(7):629-34. Most Read Article Kari Kvaal, Ingun Ulstein, Inger Hilde Nordhus, Knut Engedal Abstract: BACKGROUND: In geriatric psychiatry assessment scales are often used in clinical praxis in the diagnostic work-up of mental disorders. [...]

Ethical dilemmas: should antipsychotics ever be prescribed for people with dementia

Ethical dilemmas: should antipsychotics ever be prescribed for people with dementia, The British Journal of Psychiatry (2010) 197: 88-90 Adrian Treloar, Monica Crugel, Aparna Prasanna, Luke Solomons, Chris Fox, Carol Paton, and Cornelius Katona Abstract: The use of antipsychotics for the treatment of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) is controversial. Antipsychotics cause harm [...]