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The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry is soliciting applications for Associate Member positions on the journal’s Editorial Board. This recently developed 1- to 2-year position is designed for early stage investigators and clinicians who are committed to a career in geriatric psychiatry research and/or practice. Associate Members of the AJGP Editorial Board will supported by a mentor who is established in the field of geriatric psychiatry, and will work with the AJGP's editor-in-chief to gain experience participating in key aspects of the editorial process, including the following: screening submissions, reviewing articles, observing editorial decision-making, participating in the creation of AJGP issues, partaking in the journal’s quarterly and annual Editorial Board meetings, contributing to AJGP's social media activities, and potentially co-authoring relevant editorials. Click here to learn more and apply.
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The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation The Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health is awarded annually to recognize individuals whose contributions have made a profound and lasting impact in advancing the understanding of mental health and improving the lives of people suffering from mental illness. It focuses public attention on the burden mental illness places on individuals and society, and the urgent need to expand mental health services globally. Established in 2014, The Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health is named in honor of Herbert Pardes, M.D., a noted psychiatrist, an outspoken advocate for the mentally ill, and the award's first recipient. Here are the winners of the 2016 Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health: Vikram Patel, Ph.D., F.Med.Sci., for transformative work in advancing mental health care in resource-poor countries, Charles F. Reynolds, III, M.D., for pioneering work in geriatric psychiatry and the prevention and treatment of late-life depression. To read more, click here.
Psychiatry Advisor
Rates of suicide for both genders increase significantly with advancing age, with the 85-and-older age group being at the highest risk. In the United States, this age pattern is observed particularly among men. Although mood disorders are known risk factors, it has been proposed that symptoms of depression alone cannot adequately explain late-life self-harm and suicidal behavior. For example, psychological autopsy studies show that major depression is present in approximately 50 percent of suicides. Comorbid psychiatric and physical health problems, however, are frequently observed among older adults.
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Reuters
Elderly people forced out of their homes and separated from their neighbors after a natural disaster may be more prone to dementia than survivors who are able to remain in their homes, a study suggests.
This, at least, is how things unfolded after the 2011 tsunami and earthquake in Japan, according to the study of 3,556 elderly survivors of this disaster.
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iTech Post
A new experimental drug shows that it is reversing Alzheimer's disease by preventing inflammation and removing abnormal protein clumps in the human's brain. The study showed that the new experimental therapy restored memory in parts of a brain which had been ravaged by a dementia-like illness. Dementia is a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning.
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Montefiore Health System via Science Daily
First year data on the effectiveness of a new care model has been published. The work follows a three-step evaluation and management plan from clinicians in Geriatrics, Neuropsychology and Neurology, examines patients referred for evaluation of cognitive complaints based on activities of daily living, demographic information, co-morbid conditions and medication review.
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By Dorothy L. Tengler
 Studies show that rates of depression for Americans have risen dramatically in the past 50 years. But treating depression can be complex, involving multiple risk factors, and treatment-resistant depression remains challenging, intensifying the need for relevant research involving newer drugs and treatment options. A new study published in Molecular Psychiatry confirms the importance of a particular brain pathway in depression.
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PsychCentral
It is known that drug use can lead to mental health problems, and that many people who are diagnosed with a mental health disorder indulge in drugs. The problem is not insignificant as each factor can grow in severity resulting in problems that are more difficult to treat. But why substance involvement and psychiatric disorders often co-occur is not well understood?
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