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B Cohler

Publications and source records attributed to B Cohler.

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PubMed1999

Patterns of family caregiving and support provided to older psychiatric patients in long-term care.

Data on patterns of relationships and caregiving between older, institutionalized chronically mentally ill patients and their families were gathered in brief face-to-face interviews with 109 patients randomly selected from residents age 45 or older in a large intermediate care facility in Chicago. Three-fourths of the sample maintained some form of family contact. One-third had been married or had children. Siblings were the most frequently identified family contact and support. The results suggests that older, institutionalized psychiatric patients continue to have family contact and that siblings and offspring become increasingly important as patients age.

Aged↗
PubMed1987

Frequency and presentation of depressive symptoms in patients with primary degenerative dementia.

The authors examined the frequency and severity of depressive symptoms in elderly patients with presumed primary degenerative dementia and identified the signs and symptoms that provide a reliable basis for diagnosing depression. Forty-four patients and 42 control subjects were interviewed and rated on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression and the Sandoz Clinical Assessment-Geriatric Scale. Nine of the patients demonstrated symptoms suggestive of mild, four of moderate, and five of severe depression. Patients had significantly higher scores than control subjects on items that assess intrapsychic rather than vegetative symptoms of depression. These findings underline the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion for concomitant depressive symptoms in patients with primary degenerative dementia.

Age Factors↗
PubMed1979

Superkids: competent children of psychotic mothers.

In a follow-up study of children of psychotic mothers, the authors examined a subgroup of outstandingly talented, colorful, and competent "high-risk" children. These children and their mothers were given a variety of psychological tests and were interviewed individually. They were then compared with a control group of children whose mothers had no psychiatric illness. The 6 most socially and intellectually competent high-risk children were strikingly more competent, colorful, creative, and talented than the 6 highest functioning control children. They more often reported having a best friend and had extensive and positive contact with an extrafamilial adult. Another important variable in the prediction of high social competence among children at high risk is a warm relationship with the mother.

Adolescent↗