IPA - Winners - IPA Research Awards in Psychogeriatrics
Winners of the
IPA Research Awards in Psychogeriatrics
One of IPA's principal goals is the advancement of research in the field of
mental health in the elderly. The IPA Research Awards in Psychogeriatrics were established
to stimulate high quality research and to reward outstanding research efforts
in the field. The awards have not only helped focus the medical and scientific
communities' interest in psychogeriatric issues, but have helped expand
scientific knowledge about psychogeriatrics.
These Awards
have been presented since 1989 for the best
original, unpublished research in psychogeriatrics. Winners receive a stipend to cover the cost of attending the IPA Congress,
present their papers at a special symposium, and receive a medallion
commemorating the event. Prize winning papers also are published in International
Psychogeriatrics.
Winners of the 2001 IPA Research
Awards
in Psychogeriatrics
First Place – Robert Sweet, MD
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Paper: “The 5-HTTPR Polymorphism Confers Liability to a Combined Phenotype of Psychotic and Aggressive Behavior in Alzheimer’s Disease”
Second Place – Pieter Jelle Visser, MD., PhD.
The Netherlands
Paper: “Diagnosis of Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease in a Clinical Setting”
Third Place – George E. Vaillant, MD
Boston, MA, United States
Paper: “Healthy Aging Among Inner City Men”
