Many Older Adults Report Feeling Lonely, Isolated
Many older adults, especially those with health issues, report feeling lonely and isolated.
Geriatric Psychiatry
Higher Triglycerides May Be Protective in the Very Elderly
Higher triglycerides are associated with a decreased risk of cognitive decline.
Risk Factors for Potential Antidepressant Overprescribing in Elderly Patients
Overprescribing antidepressants in the elderly is associated with the treatment of non-specific psychiatric symptoms and subthreshold diagnoses, indicators of higher clinical complexity, and prescribing without face-to-face patient contact.
Hidden in the Shadows: Detecting and Addressing Elder Abuse
The number of potentially abused elders is staggering: in 2015, older adults — defined as people age 65 or above constituted nearly 15% of the US population — up by 1.6 million from 2014.
Physical Activity May Be Protective Against Cognitive Decline in Older Adults With Depression
Participating in physical activity for 150 min/wk at moderate-to-vigorous intensity may protect older adults with symptoms of depression from cognitive decline.
Anxiety Symptoms May Not Be a Predictor of Cognitive Decline in Older Adults With Mental Disorders
Investigators aimed to assess whether anxiety symptoms predict cognitive decline and mortality in older adults with a mental health diagnosis.
Sudden Symptomatic Improvement Predicts Response to Antidepressant Therapy
Recent evidence suggests that early sudden improvements have lasting effects and occur in most patients receiving antidepressants.
What Do Mozart and Marvin Gaye Have in Common? Improving Dementia Symptoms
Investigators examined the effects of a person-centered music listening intervention on mood, agitation, and social engagement in people living with dementia.
Gait Impairment in Adults With Late-Life Depression May Predict Falls
Dual-task cost, which provides the percentage change in gait speed between simple and dual-task gait, may be a clinically relevant indicator of fall risk be related to cognitive decline.
Illness Awareness Fluctuates With Schizophrenia, But May Not Affect Outcomes
In this study of older patients with schizophrenia, investigators examined the temporal fluctuations that occur with awareness of mental illness, and related factors that influence illness awareness.
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