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, ...
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...
Depressionthat rises to the level of meeting criteria for a diagnosis can be broadly understood as depressionthat is severe enough that it interferes with the person's ability to function in some way. It is quite common in every age group, affecting more than 20% of the population in the U...
Seniors' Program for Injury Control and Education (SPICE) The Seniors' Program for Injury Control and Education (SPICE) examines the effects of exercise and physical fitness on falls and related injuries among old... MC Hornbrook,VJ Stevens,Darlene J. Wingfield - 《Journal of the American Geriat...
摘要: Focuses on the problem regarding an addiction to drug treatment. Case of a patient with an acute compensation neurosis manifesting a long-term problem; Attention to the presence of depression at home; Management of personal problem for treatment.关键词:...
they are tolerated and do not cause serious problems. These drugs may interact with each other or with other drugs. This is important in seniors, who often take several different drugs for various medical disorders. Side effects may be due not to one specific drug, but to combinations of dru...
(approximately 13%).22 Thus, while depression is a sig nificant problem for many people with vision impairment, vision loss very early in life may be associated with less severe depression, perhaps due to a lesser need to relearn life skills compared to people who los...
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT): This has been found to be effective as part of treatment for depression. This approach helps to alleviate depression and reduce the likelihood it will come back by helping the dysthymia sufferer change his or her way of thinking about certain issues. In CBT,...
Magnetic stimulation has been used to treat other mental illnesses and disorders. cTBS has been experimentally tested to treat generalized anxiety disorder, whereas iTBS to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex—a part of your brain responsible forcognitive processes—is FDA-approved for treating major...
to abuse substances if they suffer from depression, low self-esteem, low impulse control, have a history of being abused, or family history of substance abuse. Teens who receive low parental supervision or communication, or who feel different than their peers are also at risk for drug abuse....