Rapid population growth among older adults means an increased need for psychologists prepared to provide mental health services to this population. A representative survey of 1,227 practitioner members of the American Psychological Association yielded information about current patterns of practice with older adults, sources of training in geropsychology, perceived need for continuing education (CE) in geropsychology, and preferred CE formats. Most respondents provided some services to older adults, but typically very little. The services provided are inadequate to meet projected demand. Most respondents lacked formal training in geropsychology and perceived themselves as needing additional training. CE workshops at the regional level and distance education were the most popular formats. These data serve as a call to the field to expand training opportunities at all levels of training, with an emphasis on the need for empirically based, broadly accessible CE offerings.

This study compared the performance of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with and without depression, patients with depression alone, and normal control subjects on a cognitive screening instrument, the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale (DRS) to evaluate the influences of depression and Parkinson's disease on cognition. PD affects overall level of cognitive functioning and, to a lesser extent, DRS Initiation/Perseveration, Construction, and Attention. Diminished memory was primarily related to depression. Treatment of depression may ameliorate aspects of cognitive dysfunction in the PD patient with depression.

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Capital cost correlations are given for units supplying utilities: steam, refrigeration, cooling and treated water, electricity. Correlations available in the literature and current data are compared on a consistent basis. Thirty-two graphs show the relative magnitudes of the different correlations, and the recommended correlation for each type of equipment is given. Some factors are given on the costs of installing the package units.ost processes require such utilities as power, M cooling water, and sometimes industrial gases.In general, these utilities are purchased as installed packages or units. This article considers the costs of steam raising facilities, fired and unfired boilers, electricity generation from steam and nuclear power, refrigeration units, cooling towers and water supply and treatment.The purpose of this paper is to compare most of the published capital cost correlations on the same basis. This way a comparison can be made of the various articles that might be in our files. In addition, many of the costs are compared with current data. This is a paper in a series"-+) that attempts to survey the capital costs of most major equipment used in the process industry. In this series, cost data from a wide variety of sources are scaled via the Marshall and Swift index to the same basis, namely corresponding to a MS index value of 300. Where possible the data are compared with current prices, scaled backwards in time to the consistent base of MS = 300. Each utility service is considered separately. ( a ) Packaged boiler units For the packaged boilers, the delivered costs of all the pertinent equipment, excluding foundations, unloading, hauling to site and rigging, are summarized McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario On prksente des corrklations relatives aux immobilisations de capitaux dans le cas dunitks de service gknkral (vapeur d'eau, rkfrigkration, eau de refroidissenlent et eau traitke, klectricitk). On compare, sur une base unique les corrklations qu'on trouve ~~~ 1.8 1.0 Bresler (6) Guthrie (9) 1.25 unfired.