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Assessments on a geropsychiatry unit.

E H Rubin1, D A Kinscherf

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology
|January 1, 1990
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Area of Science:

  • Geriatric psychiatry
  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Inpatient geropsychiatry units assess mood, cognition, behavior, and function weekly.
  • Understanding patient progress near discharge is crucial for treatment effectiveness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between initial and final performances in mood, cognition, behavior, and function for geriatric psychiatry inpatients.
  • To determine the independence of mood from other functional spheres during inpatient treatment.

Main Methods:

  • Weekly assessments of mood, cognition, behavior, and function were conducted.
  • Patient performances near discharge were analyzed in relation to their initial performances.

Main Results:

  • Final mood assessments correlated only with initial mood, indicating mood independence.
  • Final cognitive, behavioral, and functional performances related to initial performances in those spheres.
  • Cognitive, behavioral, and functional outcomes were not significantly correlated with initial mood.

Conclusions:

  • Mood recovery in geriatric psychiatry inpatients appears distinct from improvements in cognition, behavior, and function.
  • Treatment strategies may need to consider the independent nature of mood in this population.

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