Things that raise the risk of depression in older people include: Being female Being single, unmarried, divorced, or widowed Lack of a supportive social network Stressful life events Physical conditions like stroke, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, diabetes, cancer, dementia, and chronic pain further...
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...
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Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) has been observed to have a significant prevalence among the elderly population affecting approximately 10–15% of individuals aged 65 and above.Citation1Mild deficits in episodic memory, executive functions, visuospatial skills, processing speed, cognitive flexibility, and...
No such association could be shown in those with VaD. This finding of a high proportion of psychotic symptoms also in individuals with mild severity of VaD should alert health professionals to evaluate dementia in very old patients who present with hallucinations or delusions. 展开 ...
Alzheimer's disease neuroimaging initiative; biochemical biomarker; geriatric depression; mild cognitive impairment Received 9 May 2011; revised 1 November 2011; accepted 1 November 2011 Biomarkers of depressive symptoms in older adults SE Arnold et al 2 biochemical biomarkers that associate with depressive...
Longstreth W JrManolio TAArnold ABurke GLBryan NJungreis CAEnright PLO'Leary DFried L Clinical correlates of white matter findings on cranial magnetic resonance imaging of 3301 elderly people: the Cardiovascular Health Study. Stroke. 1996;271274- 1282Google ScholarCrossref 38. van Gijn J Leuko...
Although the degree of manifestation of typical symptoms was similar between the elderly and the non-elderly with high-grade oesophagitis, the elderly patients with mild reflux oesophagitis were less symptomatic than the non-elderly. Mild reflux oesophagitis in the elderly ma 展开 ...
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These symptoms typically develop over a period of years. The disease progresses at different rates in different people. Emotional problems such asdepressionandanxietyare common in older people. These problems can leave elderly people feeling confused or forgetful. Because these emotional problems are rev...