Getting out of bed at the same time every day improves sleep, stabilizes mood, and helps control inflammation! It is also important to sleep an adequate amount (typically 7 hours) as both short and long sleep increase mortality.
Read moreIntroduction As a geriatric psychiatrist, now mostly retired, I’ve been sceptical throughout my entire career about the existence of the entity labeled “schizophrenia”. And for many years, when the subject came up, I might tell bits and pieces of my relationship to this disorder. But the idea of putting this…
Read moreThis talk was to the inpatient psychiatry team (4 East) at the SMBD-Jewish General Hospital, on 1998-11-5. Notes Slides
Read moreThis presentation was given at the 4th Annual Inter-Hospital Stroke Team Conference, SMBD – Jewish General Hospital, on 1998-10-23. Notes Slides
Read moreTalk to the Senior Citizens’ Forum of Montreal, on 1993-5-31. mental health & the elderly
Read moreMonday, March 30, 2015 Executive Summary This is an abstract of the literature on the use of psychostimulants to treat psychiatric conditions in adults and the elderly. The results are presented primarily in two sections: the first section reports on studies in which psychostimulants, primarily methylphenidate (MPH) were used as…
Read moreThis lecture was given to McGill psychiatry residents as part of the Diploma Course, Geriatric Psychiatry Block, on 2011-3-15. Download a pdf of the lecture slides and notes.
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This presentation was given to staff of CSSS Cavendish on 2010-10-6, at CHSLD Julius Richardson. download a pdf with the presentation slides and notes
Read moreThis one-page form is for charting sleep behaviour, caffeine consumption, and mood. There are spaces for charting every hour (once daily for mood), 24 hours per day, for a month. Download a pdf of the form.
Read moreThis presentation was given on 2008-11-17 at Ste. Anne’s Hospital in the Department of Psychiatry Conference Series, and on 2008-11-20 to the Head Nurses at Ste. Anne’s Hospital. It had previously been presented to staff of CSSS Cavendish on 2008-10-8, at Centre d’Accueil Henri-Bradet. Download a pdf of the slides and…
Read moreLecture given annually between 2002 and 2008 as part of the McGill Department of Psychiatry Diploma Course, Geriatric Psychiatry Block. Most recently given on 2008-5-13. Download a pdf of the lecture slides and notes. Outline Sleep Characteristics of sleep Sleep complaints Epidemiology & Importance of Sleep Disorders Approach to the…
Read moreConference given at Ste. Anne’s Hospital on 2007-9-18, as part of the Department of Psychiatry Conference Series. Download a pdf of the lecture slides and notes.
Read moreThis presentation was given on 2006-9-5 at Ste. Anne’s Hospital, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec. Earlier versions of this talk were presented at: • Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Rounds, Sir Mortimer B. Davis – Jewish General Hospital, 2002-6-28 • Department of Psychiatry Clinical Grand Rounds, Sir Mortimer B. Davis – Jewish General Hospital, 2002-9-12 •…
Read morePresented at Ste. Anne’s Hospital 2006-5-9 and on 2006-6-1. Some proverbs about sleep: “One hour’s sleep before midnight is worth two hours after.” —John Rays (1627-1705): A Compleat Collection of English Proverbs, 1670 “Plough deep while sluggards sleep.” —Benjamin franklin (1706-1790): Maxim prefixed to Poor Richard’s Almanac, 1757 “The early bird catches…
Read moreThis lecture, spread over two sessions, was delivered annually to the SMBD – Jewish General Hospital psychiatry residents from 2003 to 2005. Download a pdf of the lecture slides and notes.
Read morePresentation as part of a panel discussion, AMI-Quebec, Montreal, QC, on 2003-11-24. Download a pdf of the presentation slides and notes.
Read moreThis was presented on 2003-9-19 at the McGill Division of Geriatric Medicine First Annual Interdisciplinary Geriatric Seminar, titled “Promoting partnership through protocols: intervention strategies for dementia care”, held at the Ruby Foo Hotel, Montreal. It was also presented on 2003-9-18 at Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Rounds, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal. Download a…
Read moreCitation: Olders H. Average sunrise time predicts depression prevalence. J Psychosom Res. 2003;55:99-105. Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Folk wisdom has it that early rising is associated with being “healthy, wealthy and wise.” A physiologic explanation may be Wiegand’s “Depressiogenic Theory of Sleep,” which posits that excessive REM sleep causes depression. Sleeping late…
Read moreThis lecture was given to psychiatry residents at the Jewish General Hospital annually, over several years ending in 2005. Download a pdf of the lecture slides and notes.
Read moreAffective Disorders, Sleep Patterns, and Treatment Implications Problem issues in treatment of affective disorders Only 60-70% of depressed patients respond to antidepressants (in carefully done studies). The clinical reality is worse. In some patients, antidepressants worsen agitation, may increase suicidality We still don’t understand what causes depression, or how antidepressant…
Read moreThis poster has been presented at: • Canadian Sleep Society Annual Meeting, Ottawa, May 2001 • McGill Department of Psychiatry Annual Research Day, 2000-11-17 • McGill Division of Geriatric Medicine Fifth Annual Research Day, Holiday Inn, Montreal, 2000-4-28 • Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal,…
Read moreThis was an invited lecture, given at Grand Rounds, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda MD on 2000-6-16, and again that day at Grand Rounds, Rheumatology Department, NIH. Download a pdf of the presentation slides and notes.
Read moreThis invited lecture was given on 2000-1-22 at the l’Esprit Cancer Rehabilitation Conference, held at the Renaissance Hotel du Parc, Montreal, Quebec. It was also presented at the Thursday Seminar series, Research & Training Building Conference Room, Allan Memorial Institute, Montreal, on 1999-5-13; at the Palliative Care McGill Rounds, Mount…
Read moreOlders H, Winningham ML. Select psychiatric and psychological considerations. In: Winningham ML, Barton-Burke M, editors. Fatigue in cancer: a multidimensional approach. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett; 2000. p. 197-242 Click on the icon to the right to download the book chapter.
Read moreSleep, Depression, Fatigue, and Insomnia Henry Olders, MD, FRCPC12 August 1998 IntroductionRecent research indicates that an important cause of depression may be sleeping too much; specifically, too much Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep. In those individuals without a genetic predisposition to depression, too much REM sleep can cause some depressive…
Read moreTalk to Merck-Frosst employees, Merck-Frosst Pharmaceuticals, Montreal, QC, on 1998-5-28. Download a pdf of the presentation Download a pdf of the presentation slides
Read moreThis presentation was given at the Sylvia Hamovitch Day Conference on 1996-11-29, put on by the Psychogeriatrics Service of the Department of Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC. Download a pdf of the slides and notes.
Read moreThis talk was given to staff at CLSC René-Cassin, 1996-3-28. I am going to tell you a story. It’s about Mrs. A., who is 86 years old, a widow living in her own apartment since her husband died 12 years ago. She and her husband were both born in Poland,…
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