The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry May 2009 Table of Contents

EDITORIAL

Research for Improving Diagnostic Systems: Consideration of Factors Related to Later Life Development, David J. Kupfer, M.D., Darrel A. Regier, M.D., M.P.H., Emily A. Kuhl, Ph.D.

REGULAR RESEARCH ARTICLES

An Examination of the "Gold Standard" Diagnosis of Major Depression in Aged-Care Settings,Tanya E. Davison, D.Psych. (Clinical), Marita P. McCabe, Ph.D., David Mellor, Ph.D.

Quantification of Five Neuropsychological Approaches to Defining Mild Cognitive Impairment, Amy J. Jak, Ph.D., Mark W. Bondi, Ph.D., Lisa Delano-Wood, Ph.D., Christina Wierenga, Ph.D., Jody Corey-Bloom, M.D., Ph.D., David P. Salmon, Ph.D., Dean C. Delis, Ph.D.

Specific Phobia in Older Adults: Evidence From the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, Kee-Lee Chou, Ph.D.

Profiles of Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults Diagnosed With Major Depression: Latent Cluster Analysis, Celia F. Hybels, Ph.D., Dan G. Blazer, M.D., Ph.D., Carl F. Pieper, Dr.P.H., Lawrence R. Landerman, Ph.D., David C. Steffens, M.D., M.H.S.

Differential FDDNP PET Patterns in Nondemented Middle-Aged and Older Adults, Linda M. Ercoli, Ph.D., Prabha Siddarth, Ph.D., Vladimir Kepe, Ph.D., Karen J. Miller, Ph.D., S.-C. Huang, D.Sc., Gregory M. Cole, Ph.D., Helen Lavretsky, M.D., Susan Y. Bookheimer, Ph.D., Jeanne Kim, Ph.D., Michael E. Phelps, Ph.D., Jorge R. Barrio, Ph.D., Gary W. Small, M.D.

Determinants of Successful Aging Using a Multidimensional Definition Among Chinese Elderly in Singapore, Tze Pin Ng, M.D., Birit F.P. Broekman, M.D., Matthew Niti, Ph.D., Xinyi Gwee, B.A. (Hons),Ee Heok Kua, F.R.C.Psy.

Association of Antipsychotic Use With Hospital Events and Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries Residing in Long-Term Care Facilities, Linda Simoni-Wastila, R.Ph., Ph.D., Priscilla T. Ryder, M.P.H., Ph.D., Jingjing Qian, M.S., Ilene H. Zuckerman, Pharm.D., Ph.D., Thomas Shaffer, M.H.S., Lirong Zhao, M.S.

Capacity to Make Treatment Decisions in Chinese Older Persons With Very Mild Dementia and Mild Alzheimer Disease, Victor W.C. Lui, M.R.C.Psych., L.L.B., Linda C.W. Lam, M.D., M.R.C.Psych., Daisy N.Y. Luk, M.R.C.Psych., Lorna H.L. Wong, B.A., Cindy W.C. Tam, M.R.C.Psych., Helen F.K. Chiu, F.R.C.Psych., Paul S. Appelbaum, M.D.

BRIEF REPORT

The Utility of a Brief Memory Screen in the Diagnosis of Mild Memory Impairment in the Elderly: Preliminary Study, David A. Loewenstein, Ph.D., Amarilis Acevedo, Ph.D., Joscelyn Agron, Psy.D., Raymond Ownby, M.D., Ph.D., William Barker, M.S., Sylvia Strauman, Ph.D., Ranjan Duara, M.D.

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