Karen Ritchie

Inappropriate medication use and risk of falls – A prospective study in a large community-dwelling elderly cohort (2009)

Berdot, Sarah, Bertrand, Marion, Dartigues, Jean-François, Fourrier, Annie, Tavernier, Béatrice, Ritchie, Karen, ...

Abstract Background Explicit criteria for determining potentially inappropriate medication consumption in elderly were elaborated by Beers et al. These lists have been used worldwide to evaluate...

Life-time estrogen exposure and cognitive functioning in later life. (2009)

Ryan, Joanne, Carrière, Isabelle, Scali, Jacqueline, Ritchie, Karen, Ancelin, Marie-Laure

CONTEXT: While recent studies suggest that exogenous estrogen treatment could help reduce age-related cognitive decline and delay the onset of dementia, this has not been found consistently. Few...

Life-time estrogen exposure and cognitive functioning in later life. (2009)

Ryan, Joanne, Carrière, Isabelle, Scali, Jacqueline, Ritchie, Karen, Ancelin, Marie-Laure

CONTEXT: While recent studies suggest that exogenous estrogen treatment could help reduce age-related cognitive decline and delay the onset of dementia, this has not been found consistently. Few...

Modelling complex pathways between late-life depression and disability: evidence for mediating and moderating factors. (2009)

Carrière, Isabelle, Villebrun, Dominique, Pérès, Karine, Stewart, Robert, Ritchie, Karen, Ancelin, Marie-Laure

Previous research has consistently shown an association between depression and disability in the elderly but little is known about the mechanisms linking the two. Recent longitudinal population...

Modelling complex pathways between late-life depression and disability: evidence for mediating and moderating factors. (2009)

Carrière, Isabelle, Villebrun, Dominique, Pérès, Karine, Stewart, Robert, Ritchie, Karen, Ancelin, Marie-Laure

Previous research has consistently shown an association between depression and disability in the elderly but little is known about the mechanisms linking the two. Recent longitudinal population...

Modelling complex pathways between late-life depression and disability: evidence for mediating and moderating factors. (2009)

Carrière, Isabelle, Villebrun, Dominique, Pérès, Karine, Stewart, Robert, Ritchie, Karen, Ancelin, Marie-Laure

Previous research has consistently shown an association between depression and disability in the elderly but little is known about the mechanisms linking the two. Recent longitudinal population...

Persistence of abnormal cortisol levels in elderly persons after recovery from major depression. (2009)

Beluche, Isabelle, Chaudieu, Isabelle, Norton, Joanna, Carrière, Isabelle, Boulenger, Jean-Philippe, Ritchie, Karen, ...

BACKGROUND: Cortisol hypersecretion is characteristic of acute clinical depression, but little is known in fully recovered, non-treated elderly persons with a lifetime history of depression. This...

Life-time estrogen exposure and cognitive functioning in later life. (2009)

Ryan, Joanne, Carrière, Isabelle, Scali, Jacqueline, Ritchie, Karen, Ancelin, Marie-Laure

CONTEXT: While recent studies suggest that exogenous estrogen treatment could help reduce age-related cognitive decline and delay the onset of dementia, this has not been found consistently. Few...

Olive Oil and Cognition: Results from the Three-City Study. (2009)

Berr, Claudine, Portet, Florence, Carriere, Isabelle, Akbaraly, Tasmine, Feart, Catherine, Gourlet, Véronique, ...

Background: Olive oil is a major component of the Mediterranean diet suggested to be beneficial to counteract Alzheimer's disease. Aim of the Study: Our objective was to examine the association...

Olive Oil and Cognition: Results from the Three-City Study. (2009)

Berr, Claudine, Portet, Florence, Carriere, Isabelle, Akbaraly, Tasmine, Feart, Catherine, Gourlet, Véronique, ...

Background: Olive oil is a major component of the Mediterranean diet suggested to be beneficial to counteract Alzheimer's disease. Aim of the Study: Our objective was to examine the association...

Olive Oil and Cognition: Results from the Three-City Study. (2009)

Berr, Claudine, Portet, Florence, Carriere, Isabelle, Akbaraly, Tasmine, Feart, Catherine, Gourlet, Véronique, ...

Background: Olive oil is a major component of the Mediterranean diet suggested to be beneficial to counteract Alzheimer's disease. Aim of the Study: Our objective was to examine the association...

Abnormal reactions to environmental stress in elderly persons with anxiety disorders: Evidence from a population study of diurnal cortisol changes. (2008)

Chaudieu, Isabelle, Beluche, Isabelle, Norton, Joanna, Boulenger, Jean-Philippe, Ritchie, Karen, Ancelin, Marie Laure

BACKGROUND: Cortisol secretion in elderly persons with anxiety disorders exposed to common stressful situations has not been evaluated. METHODS: Salivary-free cortisol levels were evaluated at 8, 15,...

Abnormal reactions to environmental stress in elderly persons with anxiety disorders: Evidence from a population study of diurnal cortisol changes. (2008)

Chaudieu, Isabelle, Beluche, Isabelle, Norton, Joanna, Boulenger, Jean-Philippe, Ritchie, Karen, Ancelin, Marie Laure

BACKGROUND: Cortisol secretion in elderly persons with anxiety disorders exposed to common stressful situations has not been evaluated. METHODS: Salivary-free cortisol levels were evaluated at 8, 15,...

Hormonal treatment, mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. (2008)

Ryan, Joanne, Scali, Jaqueline, Carriere, Isabelle, Ritchie, Karen, Ancelin, Marie-Laure

A plethora of in vitro and in vivo studies have supported the neuroprotective role of estrogens and their impact on the neurotransmitter systems implicated in cognition. Recent hormonal replacement...

Hormonal treatment, mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. (2008)

Ryan, Joanne, Scali, Jaqueline, Carriere, Isabelle, Ritchie, Karen, Ancelin, Marie-Laure

A plethora of in vitro and in vivo studies have supported the neuroprotective role of estrogens and their impact on the neurotransmitter systems implicated in cognition. Recent hormonal replacement...

Risk profiles for mild cognitive impairment and progression to dementia are gender specific. (2008)

Artero, Sylvaine, Ancelin, Marie-Laure, Portet, Florence, Dupuy, Anne-Marie, Berr, Claudine, Dartigues, Jean-François, ...

OBJECTIVE: To examine risk factors for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and progression to dementia in a prospective community-based study of subjects aged 65 years and over. METHODS: 6892...

Risk profiles for mild cognitive impairment and progression to dementia are gender specific. (2008)

Artero, Sylvaine, Ancelin, Marie-Laure, Portet, Florence, Dupuy, Anne-Marie, Berr, Claudine, Dartigues, Jean-François, ...

OBJECTIVE: To examine risk factors for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and progression to dementia in a prospective community-based study of subjects aged 65 years and over. METHODS: 6892...

Distension of the carotid artery and risk of coronary events: the three-city study. (2008)

Leone, Nathalie, Ducimetière, Pierre, Gariépy, Jérôme, Courbon, Dominique, Tzourio, Christophe, Dartigues, Jean-François, ...

OBJECTIVE: Arterial mechanical properties are of growing interest in the understanding of cardiovascular disease development. We aimed to determine the predictive value of carotid wall mechanics on...

Distension of the carotid artery and risk of coronary events: the three-city study. (2008)

Leone, Nathalie, Ducimetière, Pierre, Gariépy, Jérôme, Courbon, Dominique, Tzourio, Christophe, Dartigues, Jean-François, ...

OBJECTIVE: Arterial mechanical properties are of growing interest in the understanding of cardiovascular disease development. We aimed to determine the predictive value of carotid wall mechanics on...

A prospective study of hormonal treatment and anxiety disorders in community-dwelling elderly women (The Esprit Study). (2008)

Scali, Jacqueline, Ryan, Joanne, Carrière, Isabelle, Ritchie, Karen, Ancelin, Marie-Laure

BACKGROUND: The impact of hormone therapy use on late-life anxiety disorder in elderly women has not been evaluated. METHODS: Anxiety disorders were evaluated in 838 community-dwelling postmenopausal...

Lifetime hormonal factors may predict late-life depression in women. (2008)

Ryan, Joanne, Carrière, Isabelle, Scali, Jacqueline, Ritchie, Karen, Ancelin, Marie-Laure

ABSTRACTBackground: Fluctuating hormone levels are known to influence a woman's mood and well-being. This study aimed to determine whether lifetime hormonal markers are associated with late-life...

A prospective study of hormonal treatment and anxiety disorders in community-dwelling elderly women (The Esprit Study). (2008)

Scali, Jacqueline, Ryan, Joanne, Carrière, Isabelle, Ritchie, Karen, Ancelin, Marie-Laure

BACKGROUND: The impact of hormone therapy use on late-life anxiety disorder in elderly women has not been evaluated. METHODS: Anxiety disorders were evaluated in 838 community-dwelling postmenopausal...

Lifetime hormonal factors may predict late-life depression in women. (2008)

Ryan, Joanne, Carrière, Isabelle, Scali, Jacqueline, Ritchie, Karen, Ancelin, Marie-Laure

ABSTRACTBackground: Fluctuating hormone levels are known to influence a woman's mood and well-being. This study aimed to determine whether lifetime hormonal markers are associated with late-life...

Late-life depression and mortality: influence of gender and antidepressant use. (2008)

Ryan, Joanne, Carriere, Isabelle, Ritchie, Karen, Stewart, Robert, Toulemonde, Gwladys, Dartigues, Jean-François, ...

Background Depression may increase the risk of mortality among certain subgroups of older people, but the part played by antidepressants in this association has not been thoroughly explored. Aims To...

Late-life depression and mortality: influence of gender and antidepressant use. (2008)

Ryan, Joanne, Carriere, Isabelle, Ritchie, Karen, Stewart, Robert, Toulemonde, Gwladys, Dartigues, Jean-François, ...

Background Depression may increase the risk of mortality among certain subgroups of older people, but the part played by antidepressants in this association has not been thoroughly explored. Aims To...

Persistence of abnormal cortisol levels in elderly persons after recovery from major depression. (2008)

Beluche, Isabelle, Chaudieu, Isabelle, Norton, Joanna, Carrière, Isabelle, Boulenger, Jean-Philippe, Ritchie, Karen, ...

BACKGROUND: Cortisol hypersecretion is characteristic of acute clinical depression, but little is known in fully recovered, non-treated elderly persons with a lifetime history of depression. This...

Persistence of abnormal cortisol levels in elderly persons after recovery from major depression. (2008)

Beluche, Isabelle, Chaudieu, Isabelle, Norton, Joanna, Carrière, Isabelle, Boulenger, Jean-Philippe, Ritchie, Karen, ...

BACKGROUND: Cortisol hypersecretion is characteristic of acute clinical depression, but little is known in fully recovered, non-treated elderly persons with a lifetime history of depression. This...

LIPID LEVELS AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN ELDERLY WOMEN: A GENERAL POPULATION STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF HORMONAL TREATMENT AND LIPID-LOWERING AGENTS (2008)

Dupuy, Anne-Marie, Carrière, Isabelle, Scali, Jacqueline, Cristol, Jean-Paul, Ritchie, Karen, Dartigues, Jean-François, ...

Objective: To evaluate plasmatic lipid levels in elderly women in the general population as a function of use of lipid lowering agents (LLA) and hormone therapy (HT) Methods: 4271 women over 65 were...

LIPID LEVELS AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN ELDERLY WOMEN: A GENERAL POPULATION STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF HORMONAL TREATMENT AND LIPID-LOWERING AGENTS (2008)

Dupuy, Anne-Marie, Carrière, Isabelle, Scali, Jacqueline, Cristol, Jean-Paul, Ritchie, Karen, Dartigues, Jean-François, ...

Objective: To evaluate plasmatic lipid levels in elderly women in the general population as a function of use of lipid lowering agents (LLA) and hormone therapy (HT) Methods: 4271 women over 65 were...

Calf circumference is inversely associated with carotid plaques. (2008)

Debette, Stéphanie, Leone, Nathalie, Courbon, Dominique, Gariépy, Jérôme, Tzourio, Christophe, Dartigues, Jean-François, ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The association of carotid atherosclerosis with body composition and fat distribution is poorly understood. We aimed to test the cross-sectional association of carotid plaques...

Calf circumference is inversely associated with carotid plaques. (2008)

Debette, Stéphanie, Leone, Nathalie, Courbon, Dominique, Gariépy, Jérôme, Tzourio, Christophe, Dartigues, Jean-François, ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The association of carotid atherosclerosis with body composition and fat distribution is poorly understood. We aimed to test the cross-sectional association of carotid plaques...

Calf circumference is inversely associated with carotid plaques. (2008)

Debette, Stéphanie, Leone, Nathalie, Courbon, Dominique, Gariépy, Jérôme, Tzourio, Christophe, Dartigues, Jean-François, ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The association of carotid atherosclerosis with body composition and fat distribution is poorly understood. We aimed to test the cross-sectional association of carotid plaques...

LIPID LEVELS AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN ELDERLY WOMEN: A GENERAL POPULATION STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF HORMONAL TREATMENT AND LIPID-LOWERING AGENTS (2008)

Dupuy, Anne-Marie, Carrière, Isabelle, Scali, Jacqueline, Cristol, Jean-Paul, Ritchie, Karen, Dartigues, Jean-François, ...

Objective: To evaluate plasmatic lipid levels in elderly women in the general population as a function of use of lipid lowering agents (LLA) and hormone therapy (HT) Methods: 4271 women over 65 were...

Late-life depression and mortality: influence of gender and antidepressant use. (2008)

Ryan, Joanne, Carriere, Isabelle, Ritchie, Karen, Stewart, Robert, Toulemonde, Gwladys, Dartigues, Jean-François, ...

Background Depression may increase the risk of mortality among certain subgroups of older people, but the part played by antidepressants in this association has not been thoroughly explored. Aims To...

A prospective study of hormonal treatment and anxiety disorders in community-dwelling elderly women (The Esprit Study). (2008)

Scali, Jacqueline, Ryan, Joanne, Carrière, Isabelle, Ritchie, Karen, Ancelin, Marie-Laure

BACKGROUND: The impact of hormone therapy use on late-life anxiety disorder in elderly women has not been evaluated. METHODS: Anxiety disorders were evaluated in 838 community-dwelling postmenopausal...

Lifetime hormonal factors may predict late-life depression in women. (2008)

Ryan, Joanne, Carrière, Isabelle, Scali, Jacqueline, Ritchie, Karen, Ancelin, Marie-Laure

ABSTRACTBackground: Fluctuating hormone levels are known to influence a woman's mood and well-being. This study aimed to determine whether lifetime hormonal markers are associated with late-life...

Distension of the carotid artery and risk of coronary events: the three-city study. (2008)

Leone, Nathalie, Ducimetière, Pierre, Gariépy, Jérôme, Courbon, Dominique, Tzourio, Christophe, Dartigues, Jean-François, ...

OBJECTIVE: Arterial mechanical properties are of growing interest in the understanding of cardiovascular disease development. We aimed to determine the predictive value of carotid wall mechanics on...

Risk profiles for mild cognitive impairment and progression to dementia are gender specific. (2008)

Artero, Sylvaine, Ancelin, Marie-Laure, Portet, Florence, Dupuy, Anne-Marie, Berr, Claudine, Dartigues, Jean-François, ...

OBJECTIVE: To examine risk factors for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and progression to dementia in a prospective community-based study of subjects aged 65 years and over. METHODS: 6892...

Hormonal treatment, mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. (2008)

Ryan, Joanne, Scali, Jaqueline, Carriere, Isabelle, Ritchie, Karen, Ancelin, Marie-Laure

A plethora of in vitro and in vivo studies have supported the neuroprotective role of estrogens and their impact on the neurotransmitter systems implicated in cognition. Recent hormonal replacement...

Abnormal reactions to environmental stress in elderly persons with anxiety disorders: Evidence from a population study of diurnal cortisol changes. (2008)

Chaudieu, Isabelle, Beluche, Isabelle, Norton, Joanna, Boulenger, Jean-Philippe, Ritchie, Karen, Ancelin, Marie Laure

BACKGROUND: Cortisol secretion in elderly persons with anxiety disorders exposed to common stressful situations has not been evaluated. METHODS: Salivary-free cortisol levels were evaluated at 8, 15,...

Characteristics of undiagnosed diabetes in community-dwelling French elderly: the 3C study. (2007)

Bourdel-Marchasson, Isabelle, Helmer, Catherine, Barberger-Gateau, Pascale, Peuchant, Evelyne, Février, Benoit, Ritchie, Karen, ...

We aimed to assess clinical and socio-demographic characteristics of undiagnosed diabetes, including glucose control, in French community-living elderly people. Diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes,...

Hormonal therapy and depression: are we overlooking an important therapeutic alternative? (2007)

Ancelin, Marie-Laure, Scali, Jacqueline, Ritchie, Karen

OBJECTIVE: This review aimed to examine evidence for the role of hormonal changes in the onset and course of depressive symptomatology and to assess the possible future role of hormonal therapies in...

Hormonal therapy and depression: are we overlooking an important therapeutic alternative? (2007)

Ancelin, Marie-Laure, Scali, Jacqueline, Ritchie, Karen

OBJECTIVE: This review aimed to examine evidence for the role of hormonal changes in the onset and course of depressive symptomatology and to assess the possible future role of hormonal therapies in...

Characteristics of undiagnosed diabetes in community-dwelling French elderly: the 3C study. (2007)

Bourdel-Marchasson, Isabelle, Helmer, Catherine, Barberger-Gateau, Pascale, Peuchant, Evelyne, Février, Benoit, Ritchie, Karen, ...

We aimed to assess clinical and socio-demographic characteristics of undiagnosed diabetes, including glucose control, in French community-living elderly people. Diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes,...

Hormonal therapy and depression: are we overlooking an important therapeutic alternative? (2007)

Ancelin, Marie-Laure, Scali, Jacqueline, Ritchie, Karen

OBJECTIVE: This review aimed to examine evidence for the role of hormonal changes in the onset and course of depressive symptomatology and to assess the possible future role of hormonal therapies in...

Characteristics of undiagnosed diabetes in community-dwelling French elderly: the 3C study. (2007)

Bourdel-Marchasson, Isabelle, Helmer, Catherine, Barberger-Gateau, Pascale, Peuchant, Evelyne, Février, Benoit, Ritchie, Karen, ...

We aimed to assess clinical and socio-demographic characteristics of undiagnosed diabetes, including glucose control, in French community-living elderly people. Diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes,...

Is antioxidant therapy a viable alternative for mild cognitive impairment? Examination of the evidence. (2007)

Ancelin, Marie-Laure, Christen, Yves, Ritchie, Karen

Therapeutic interventions for the prodromal stages of dementia are currently being sought with a view to delaying if not preventing disease onset. Uncertainty as to whether cognitive disorder in a...

Is antioxidant therapy a viable alternative for mild cognitive impairment? Examination of the evidence. (2007)

Ancelin, Marie-Laure, Christen, Yves, Ritchie, Karen

Therapeutic interventions for the prodromal stages of dementia are currently being sought with a view to delaying if not preventing disease onset. Uncertainty as to whether cognitive disorder in a...

Is antioxidant therapy a viable alternative for mild cognitive impairment? Examination of the evidence. (2007)

Ancelin, Marie-Laure, Christen, Yves, Ritchie, Karen

Therapeutic interventions for the prodromal stages of dementia are currently being sought with a view to delaying if not preventing disease onset. Uncertainty as to whether cognitive disorder in a...

Non-degenerative mild cognitive impairment in elderly people and use of anticholinergic drugs: longitudinal cohort study. (2006)

Ancelin, Marie-Laure, Artero, Sylvaine, Portet, Florence, Dupuy, Anne-Marie, Touchon, Jacques, Ritchie, Karen

OBJECTIVE: To assess the potential of anticholinergic drugs as a cause of non-degenerative mild cognitive impairment in elderly people. DESIGN: Longitudinal cohort study. SETTING: 63 randomly...

Non-degenerative mild cognitive impairment in elderly people and use of anticholinergic drugs: longitudinal cohort study. (2006)

Ancelin, Marie-Laure, Artero, Sylvaine, Portet, Florence, Dupuy, Anne-Marie, Touchon, Jacques, Ritchie, Karen

OBJECTIVE: To assess the potential of anticholinergic drugs as a cause of non-degenerative mild cognitive impairment in elderly people. DESIGN: Longitudinal cohort study. SETTING: 63 randomly...

[The Esprit Project: a longitudinal general population study of psychiatric disorders in France in subjects over 65 years old] (2006)

Ancelin, Marie-Laure, Artero, Sylvaine, Beluche, Isabelle, Besset, Alain, Boulenger, Jean-Philippe, Carrière, Isabelle, ...

Introduction – Les troubles neuro-psychiatriques constituent une des principales causes de morbidité et d'incapacités liées au vieillissement. Le projet Esprit a pour but d'étudier l'étiologie...

[The Esprit Project: a longitudinal general population study of psychiatric disorders in France in subjects over 65 years old] (2006)

Ancelin, Marie-Laure, Artero, Sylvaine, Beluche, Isabelle, Besset, Alain, Boulenger, Jean-Philippe, Carrière, Isabelle, ...

Introduction – Les troubles neuro-psychiatriques constituent une des principales causes de morbidité et d'incapacités liées au vieillissement. Le projet Esprit a pour but d'étudier l'étiologie...

Non-degenerative mild cognitive impairment in elderly people and use of anticholinergic drugs: longitudinal cohort study. (2006)

Ancelin, Marie-Laure, Artero, Sylvaine, Portet, Florence, Dupuy, Anne-Marie, Touchon, Jacques, Ritchie, Karen

OBJECTIVE: To assess the potential of anticholinergic drugs as a cause of non-degenerative mild cognitive impairment in elderly people. DESIGN: Longitudinal cohort study. SETTING: 63 randomly...

Life-time history of suicide attempts and coronary artery disease in a community-dwelling elderly population. (2006)

Artero, Sylvaine, Astruc, Bernard, Courtet, Philippe, Ritchie, Karen

Background: Numerous studies have observed a strong relationship between coronary artery disease (CAD) and psychiatric disorder; notably depression, anxiety and panic attacks. No study has, however,...

Life-time history of suicide attempts and coronary artery disease in a community-dwelling elderly population. (2006)

Artero, Sylvaine, Astruc, Bernard, Courtet, Philippe, Ritchie, Karen

Background: Numerous studies have observed a strong relationship between coronary artery disease (CAD) and psychiatric disorder; notably depression, anxiety and panic attacks. No study has, however,...

Life-time history of suicide attempts and coronary artery disease in a community-dwelling elderly population. (2006)

Artero, Sylvaine, Astruc, Bernard, Courtet, Philippe, Ritchie, Karen

Background: Numerous studies have observed a strong relationship between coronary artery disease (CAD) and psychiatric disorder; notably depression, anxiety and panic attacks. No study has, however,...

[The Esprit Project: a longitudinal general population study of psychiatric disorders in France in subjects over 65 years old] (2006)

Ancelin, Marie-Laure, Artero, Sylvaine, Beluche, Isabelle, Besset, Alain, Boulenger, Jean-Philippe, Carrière, Isabelle, ...

Introduction – Les troubles neuro-psychiatriques constituent une des principales causes de morbidité et d'incapacités liées au vieillissement. Le projet Esprit a pour but d'étudier l'étiologie...

Non-degenerative mild cognitive impairment in elderly people and use of anticholinergic drugs: longitudinal cohort study. (2006)

Ancelin, Marie-Laure, Artero, Sylvaine, Portet, Florence, Dupuy, Anne-Marie, Touchon, Jacques, Ritchie, Karen

OBJECTIVE: To assess the potential of anticholinergic drugs as a cause of non-degenerative mild cognitive impairment in elderly people. DESIGN: Longitudinal cohort study. SETTING: 63 randomly...

Revised Criteria for Mild Cognitive Impairment: Validation within a Longitudinal Population Study. (2006)

Artero, Sylvaine, Petersen, Ronald, Touchon, Jacques, Ritchie, Karen

Background: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) refers to the transitional zone between normal ageing and dementia. Current criteria perform poorly within the general population setting. Revisions have...

Revised Criteria for Mild Cognitive Impairment: Validation within a Longitudinal Population Study. (2006)

Artero, Sylvaine, Petersen, Ronald, Touchon, Jacques, Ritchie, Karen

Background: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) refers to the transitional zone between normal ageing and dementia. Current criteria perform poorly within the general population setting. Revisions have...

Revised Criteria for Mild Cognitive Impairment: Validation within a Longitudinal Population Study. (2006)

Artero, Sylvaine, Petersen, Ronald, Touchon, Jacques, Ritchie, Karen

Background: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) refers to the transitional zone between normal ageing and dementia. Current criteria perform poorly within the general population setting. Revisions have...

'I think therefore I am': improving cognition. (2006)

Ritchie, Karen, Portet, Florence

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: In the absence of a specific treatment for dementia, the effective management of cognitive symptoms is a clinical priority. RECENT FINDINGS: Although some differences have been...

'I think therefore I am': improving cognition. (2006)

Ritchie, Karen, Portet, Florence

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: In the absence of a specific treatment for dementia, the effective management of cognitive symptoms is a clinical priority. RECENT FINDINGS: Although some differences have been...

'I think therefore I am': improving cognition. (2006)

Ritchie, Karen, Portet, Florence

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: In the absence of a specific treatment for dementia, the effective management of cognitive symptoms is a clinical priority. RECENT FINDINGS: Although some differences have been...

Lifelong endocrine fluctuations and related cognitive disorders. (2005)

Ancelin, Marie, Ritchie, Karen

The aim of this review is to examine the relationship between endocrine fluctuation and cognitive functioning. A plethora of in vitro and in vivo studies has demonstrated the neuroprotective role of...

Lifelong endocrine fluctuations and related cognitive disorders. (2005)

Ancelin, Marie, Ritchie, Karen

The aim of this review is to examine the relationship between endocrine fluctuation and cognitive functioning. A plethora of in vitro and in vivo studies has demonstrated the neuroprotective role of...

Lifelong endocrine fluctuations and related cognitive disorders. (2005)

Ancelin, Marie, Ritchie, Karen

The aim of this review is to examine the relationship between endocrine fluctuation and cognitive functioning. A plethora of in vitro and in vivo studies has demonstrated the neuroprotective role of...

Cross-European mental health indicators: A dream or a reality? (1999)

HIBBETT, MARK J., JAGGER, CAROL, POLGE, CATHERINE, CAMBOIS, EMMANUELLE, RITCHIE, KAREN

Background: Life expectancy has increased in most European countries, but the value of this additional lifespan in terms of mental and physical health is unclear. To afford cross-national research...

Does Education Level Determine the Course of Cognitive Decline? (1996)

LEIBOVICI, DIDIER, RITCHIE, KAREN, LEDÉSERT, BERNARD, TOUCHON, JACQUES

Many studies have implicated low education as a risk factor for cognitive impairment in elderly people. Findings are, however, inconsistent and the mechanism by which education level may intervene in...

The Application of Disability Data from Epidemiological Surveys to the Development of Indicators of Service Needs for Dependent Elderly People (1995)

LEIBOVICI, DIDIER, CURTIS, SARAH, RITCHIE, KAREN

Increases in the prevalence of disability due to the ageing of the population have given rise to the need for simple indicators which may be used to estimate service needs and to assess whether...

The Relationship between Age and the Prevalence of Senile Dementia: A Meta-Analysis of Recent Data (1992)

RITCHIE, KAREN, KILDEA, DANIEL, ROBINE, JEAN-MARIE

Ritchie K (Institut National de la Sant� et de la Recherche M�dicale, INSERM CJF 88-12. CHR Lapeyronie, 555 Route de Ganges, 34059 Montpellier, France), Kildea D and Robine J-M. The relationship...

Non-degenerative mild cognitive impairment in elderly people and use of anticholinergic drugs: longitudinal cohort study

Ancelin, Marie L, Artero, Sylvaine, Portet, Florence, Dupuy, Anne-Marie, Touchon, Jacques, Ritchie, Karen

Objective To assess the potential of anticholinergic drugs as a cause of non-degenerative mild cognitive impairment in elderly people.

Non-degenerative mild cognitive impairment in elderly people and use of anticholinergic drugs: longitudinal cohort study

Ancelin, Marie L, Artero, Sylvaine, Portet, Florence, Dupuy, Anne-Marie, Touchon, Jacques, Ritchie, Karen

Objective To assess the potential of anticholinergic drugs as a cause of non-degenerative mild cognitive impairment in elderly people.