Courses were co-led by pairs of professional mental health workers or by paraprofessional staff of centers serving seniors. There was a decline in depression from pre to post measures that was still apparent at two month followup. Both life satisfaction and activity level were also increased, ...
Late-life depression (LLD) is a public health concern with deleterious effects on overall health, cognition, quality of life, and mortality. Although LLD i
The body tries to maintain cardiac output (the amount of blood that is pumped by the heart to the body); and if the amount of fluid in the intravascular space is decreased, the body compensates for this decrease by increasing the heart rate and making blood vessels constrict to try to ma...
Recurrence is particularly relevant for individuals with an initial onset of depression in early- or midlife. These individuals often experience multiple prior depressive episodes and are now in the geriatric age range. Individuals with early-onset LLD, typically defined as occurring before age 50–60...
10 Things People With Depression Wish You Knew How are sleep disorders treated? The treatment of sleep disorders depends upon the exact disorder and the degree of severity of the symptoms. Both medical and non-medical approaches are generally used in the treatment of sleep disorders. In some ...
It is also indicated for the treatment of major depressive disorder in adults with acute suicidal ideation or behavior who may or may not be treatment-naive or have treatment-resistant depression. This article outlines the case for the efficacy, safety profile, and feasibility of acute, short-...
Sen. John Fetterman checked himself into Walter Reed in mid-February for treatment for clinical depression.
Of note, these findings are also consistent with the behavioral model of late life depres- sion (Fiske et al. 2009), which regards negative cognitions about the self and the future as risk factors for depression in late life. In summary, older adults with mental health problems may hold...
However, in seniors, men have almost double the cancer incidence rate of women.The top 10 cancers in older men and women are similar to those for all ages combined. Unfortunately, the cancer incidence and mortality rate have not declined in the senior population, highlighting the need for ...
Thus, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of antidepressants for older adults with depression. Due to the convention that a person aged 65 years or older is often referred to as ‘elderly’, [6] we pre-specified that age group for inclusion, as is commonly done in evidence reviews of ...