Team care helps depressed elderly
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A collaborative care program  reduces thoughts of suicide, and potentially the risk of actual  suicide, among depressed elderly people, a study shows.
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A 72-year-old nonprofit organization in Manhattan runs job training and employment programs for people with disabilities or mental illness.
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NEW YORK  - Elderly, sick or disabled men  and women who rely primarily on their spouse for care are more  likely to be to be screamed at, threatened or otherwise  subjected to potentially harmful behaviors than those whose  care is not provided by a spouse, new study findings show.
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SUNDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Geriatrics experts are offering a new easy-to-understand information sheet designed to help prevent burnout in people caring for elderly parents or other older loved ones.
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NEW YORK  - When people with depression  can't easily get to a psychiatrist's office, they can be helped  by telepsychiatry -- that is, remote treatment delivered over  personal-computer-based videoconferencing equipment and cameras  mounted on the monitors.
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NEW YORK  - Depression and manic depression  are associated with dementia, and the more often a patient is  hospitalized for these mental illnesses the greater their risk,  Danish researchers report.
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By Chris MetinkoSTAFF  As the country's senior population grows by the day, local services and agencies are dealing with an influx of calls from those now caring for seniors who can no longer care for themselves.
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NEW YORK  - A nutritional supplement containing antioxidants, minerals and other nutrients can boost immune function in frail older people living in nursing homes, researchers report.
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Senior volunteers are contributing their time to help struggling school systems.
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A therapist helps to rebuild functions (and families) shattered by brain trauma.
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Researchers seek people with Parkinson's Disease to help explore how depression affects their symptoms.
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Two studies suggest that treatment of depression, either with psychotherapy or drugs, reduces the risk of suicide attempts in all age groups, especially during the first months of treatment.
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A South African study concludes it is the elderly, particularly women, who are bearing the brunt of caring for AIDS sufferers and children orphaned by the disease.
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The Family Readiness Group, which was activated at the same time the troops were, helps families sort through everything from loneliness to life insurance.
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Nothing but time will get rid of a hangover, but some people swear by old standbys. From a little hair of the dog to chugalugging Gatorade to scarfing down McDonald&#39;s french fries, the trick is to do what makes you feel better.
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A daily dose of Vitamin E may be able to help the elderly ward off the common cold, a study said.
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Depressed people 75 or older are just as likely to improve after an 8-week course with an inactive, placebo drug as with an antidepressant, new research indicates.