Delirium risk factors in elderly hospitalized patients

M Elie, MG Cole, FJ Primeau… - Journal of general …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVE: Delirium is frequent in elderly hospitalized patients. Many studies have
examined its risk factors, but results have been quite variable. Thus, the goal of this study is to …

Prognosis of delirium in elderly hospital patients.

MG Cole, FJ Primeau - CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association …, 1993 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prognosis of delirium in elderly patients. DATA SOURCES:
MEDLINE was searched for relevant articles published from January 1980 to March 1992. The …

Systematic detection and multidisciplinary care of delirium in older medical inpatients: a randomized trial

MG Cole, J McCusker, F Bellavance, FJ Primeau… - Cmaj, 2002 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Delirium is common and often goes undetected in older patients admitted to
medical services. It is associated with poor outcomes. We conducted a randomized clinical trial …

Systematic intervention for elderly inpatients with delirium: a randomized trial.

MG Cole, FJ Primeau, RF Bailey… - CMAJ: Canadian …, 1994 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
OBJECTIVE: To assess a systematic intervention in cases of delirium in elderly inpatients.
DESIGN: Randomized, controlled trial. SETTING: University-affiliated, primary acute care …

Detection and diagnosis of delirium in the elderly: psychiatrist diagnosis, confusion assessment method, or consensus diagnosis?

Y Zou, MG Cole, FJ Primeau, J McCusker… - International …, 1998 - cambridge.org
The clinical diagnosis of delirium has traditionally been based on an assessment by one or
more physicians. Because of the transient, ubiquitous, and fluctuating nature of the …

Delirium: prevention, treatment, and outcome studies

MG Cole, FJ Primeau, LM Élie - Journal of Geriatric …, 1998 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this paper was to contribute to a new conceptual understanding of delirium
by reviewing evidence related to its prevention, treatment, and outcome. The review process …

Clinical case discussion: the elderly patient with psychosis

…, B Campbell, FJ Primeau - The Canadian Journal of …, 1998 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To present a clinical case of an elderly person with psychosis and to discuss
associated diagnostic and treatment issues. Methods: A case from 1 of the authors' clinical …

Comparative ethics and geriatric psychiatry: looking at motivations

FJ Primeau - Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology, 1990 - journals.sagepub.com
In the broadest sense, medicine is a biologic-anthropologic model. The latest data on
epidemiology and biology confirm earlier apprehensions about life expectancy, number of elderly, …

Delirium: Detection and Diagnosis Detection and Diagnosis of Delirium

Y Zou, MG COLE, FJ PRIMEAU - International Psychogeriatrics, 1998 - cambridge.org
The clinical diagnosis of delirium has traditionally been based on an assessment by one or
more physicians. Because of the transient, ubiquitous, and fluctuating nature of the …

Evidence through clinical experience with novel antipsychotics

FJ Primeau, G Remington - The Canadian Journal of …, 1998 - journals.sagepub.com
Evidence through Clinical Experience with Novel Antipsychotics - François J Primeau, Gary
Remington, 1998 … François J Primeau, MD, BPh, FRCPC, and Gary Remington, MD, PhD …