Aging: Mental Health Overlooked in Care of Elderly Patients
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A new study suggests that doctors may devote too little time to talking with elderly patients about mental illnesses.
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FRIDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDayNews) -- Caregivers who provide help with such tasks as managing money and medication experience more stress than those who mostly assist with the physical needs of an aged or disabled relative, says a University of Arkansas (UA) study.
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Old age is "an illness for which there is no cure" for many employers, according to new research.
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At a scary time for patients, too few doctors ask about feelings, a new study finds.
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War, poverty and diseases such as AIDS are adding to mental health problems in poorer countries, which are generally ill-equipped to respond to depression, schizophrenia and other such ailments, according to health officials.
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Daily use of a common class of antidepressant may double the risk of fracture in people older than 50, a study reports.
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(HealthDay News) -- Difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, getting too much sleep, and lack of quality sleep are common problems for the elderly.
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People with advanced cancer may  suffer substantial emotional distress, but relatively few may  be discussing it with their doctors, new research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Mothers of young children who feel they lack emotional support or help in caring for their children have more than three-times the risk of mental health problems compared to their peers who feel adequately supported, a new study shows.
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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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Many people are not being treated properly for a common illness that is a silent killer, a watchdog says.
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NEW YORK  - People who stay just as active after age 70 as they did before are less likely to experience age-related declines in mental functioning, new study findings suggest.
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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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NEW YORK  - Depressed older men are much less likely than depressed older women to recognize their depression and seek treatment for it, a study confirms.
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Positive thoughts can help older people maintain their physical and functional health, while negative emotions can cause a rapid decline, say two studies in the September issue of Psychology and Aging.
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SATURDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Older relatives who are frail or ill have special emotional, mental and physical health needs that require extra attention to help them enjoy the holiday season, geriatric specialists say.
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Virginia&#39;s mental health care system is plagued by bed shortages, aging state hospitals and inadequate staffing. Faced with all that, the short 2005 session of the General