Experts often favor treating insomnia in the elderly with the hormone melatonin, or a low-dose formulation of the tricyclic antidepressant doxepin (Silenor). Other potentially sedating antidepressants, such as Remeron or trazodone, are also sometimes prescribed for both purposes. The sleep aid Belsomr...
The elderly are at a point in their lives where they're dealing with major life changes, possibly many changes at once. They're facing their own mortality, and the mortality of those they love. General health and cognitive abilities are in decline, making them more dependent on others. They...
Between 1986 and 2016, the proportion of the elderly population increased from 7.7% to 15.9%. Among non-institutionalized older adults, approximately 30% and 14% are estimated to be at risk of malnutrition and depression, 3 respectively. However, the relationship between malnutrition and depression...
There is insufficient epidemiological data about frail elders in Japan. Few studies concerning the relationship between psychosocial characteristics and frailty exist in the literature. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence and to explore the characteristics of the frail elderly in a ...
Hyposmia has historically been linked toAlzheimer’sdisease and other dementias in the elderly; recent research further supports its connection to other age-related conditions. In a research spanning eight years that involved over 2,000 older adults residing in communities,Johns Hopkins Medicinescientist...
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Is depression common in the elderly? Why is depression more common now than in the past? What causes severe depression? Indicate and explain the major mental health problems and concerns of older adults. What are some of the challenges in diagnosing an individual with persistent depressive disorde...
A similar conclusion was drawn from a study regarding depression in the elderly population in China. Middle-aged and older adults who were chronically exposed to HAP produced by solid fuel had a 1.26–1.49 times higher risk of depression than middle-aged and older adults who were not exposed ...
Sleeping difficulties in relation to depression and anxiety in elderly adults[J] . Lena Mallon,Jan-Erik Broman,Jerker Hetta.Nordic Journal of Psychiatry . 2000 (5)Mallon L, Broman JE, Hetta J. Sleeping difficulties in relation to depression and anxiety in elderly adults. Nord J Psychiatry. ...
Depression is the most common psychiatric condition in elderly people; it is also the one which most often goes unrecognized and untreated. Prevalence rates of depression in elderly people living in the community range from 1% (Weissman, Myers, Tischler et al. 1985) to 18% (Romaniuk, McAuley...