Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in later life poses a substantial burden on public health and social care systems. However, research in this population remains scarce. In this Personal View, we review the current state of research on PTSD and ageing, as presented by the On Traumatic Stress and …

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disabling mental health disorder affecting psychosocial functioning and quality of life. This systematic review is the first to summarize existing global literature on the relationship between PTSD and specific domains of cognitive function in the general population …

Background: As the number of older adults increases worldwide, understanding their mental health is crucial, including the impact of traumatic experiences that can lead to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, validated screening and diagnostic instruments for PTSD in older adults are limited. Objective: …

De wereld vergrijst en dat brengt uitdagingen met zich mee. Mensen worden ouder met meer aandoeningen en dementie is er daar één van. Geestelijke gezondheid is een groot goed en dat geldt ook voor mensen met dementie. De geestelijke gezondheid van mensen met dementie komt onder druk te staan door neuropsychiatrische …

Objective This systematic review aimed at synthesizing current evidence on biomarkers associated with cognitive impairment (CI) in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Methods A systematic literature search was conducted for studies assessing biomarkers associated with CI in PTSD. Results Of the …

Background Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms in individuals with dementia is difficult due to diagnostic challenges like an incomplete self-report, interference of neuropsychiatric symptoms and overlapping comorbid psychiatric symptoms. Objective These diagnostic challenges …

Objectives In older adults, PTSD is associated with decreased verbal learning and executive dysfunction. Therefore, feasibility of EMDR-treatment to improve cognitive performance in older adults with PTSD was examined. Additionally, we investigated pre-treatment correlation with often co-occurring risk …

Persoonlijkheidsstoornissen komen ook op oudere leeftijd (nog) veel voor. Dit kan leiden tot ernstig disfunctioneren op meerdere levensgebieden en zorgt voor een lagere kwaliteit van leven. Interfererende levensfaseproblematiek, cognitieve en somatische comorbiditeit kunnen de manifestatie van persoonlijkheidsstoornissen …

We zagen een 73-jarige vrouw met een recidiefdepressie en gegeneraliseerde angststoornis. Zeven weken geleden was hiervoor escitalopram door de huisarts gestart. Het middel bleek niet effectief en werd afgebouwd met als doel een ander antidepressivum te starten. Tijdens de afbouw was er sprake van acute …

Background Psychiatric comorbidity is high in adults with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with up to 90% having at least one additional condition, and two-thirds having two or more other diagnoses. With an increasing aging population in industrialized counties, knowing which psychiatric disorders …