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Prevalence of cerebral amyloid pathology in persons without dementia
Jansen, Willemijn J.; Ossenkoppele, Rik; Knol, Dirk L.; Tijms, Betty M.; Scheltens, Philip; Verhey, Frans R. J.; Visser, Pieter Jelle; Aalten, PaulineImportance: Cerebral amyloid-β aggregation is an early pathological event in Alzheimer disease (AD), starting decades before dementia onset. Estimates of the prevalence of amyloid pathology in persons without dementia are needed to understand the development of AD and to design prevention studies. Objective: To use individual participant data meta-analysis to estimate the prevalence of amyloid pathology as meas...
World Psychiatric Association section of old age psychiatry consensus statement...
Katona, Cornelius; Chiu, Edmond; Adelman, Simon; Baloyannis, Stavros; Camus, Vincent; Firmino, Horácio; Gove, Dianne; Graham, NoriBACKGROUND: The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Section of Old Age Psychiatry, since 1997, has developed Consensus Statements relevant to the practice of Old Age Psychiatry. Since 2006 the Section has worked to develop a Consensus Statement on Ethics and Capacity in older people with mental disorders. METHOD: A Consensus Conference was realized in Prague, September 2008. The meeting was organized by the WPA...
Reducing stigma and discrimination against older people with mental disorders: ...
Graham, Nori; Lindesay, James; Katona, Cornelius; Bertolote, José Manoel; Camus, Vincent; Copeland, John R. M.; Lima, Carlos Augusto de MendonçaThis technical consensus statement is jointly produced by the Old Age Psychiatry section of the World Psychiatric Association and the World Health Organization, with the collaboration of several NGOs and the participation of experts from different regions. It is intended to be a tool for (i) promoting debate at all levels on the stigmatization of older people with mental disorders; (ii) outlining the nature, ca...