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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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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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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NEW YORK  - People who are prone to negative emotions, such as anxiety and anger, may be more vulnerable to the gradual mental decline that can come with age, a study published Monday finds.
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A recent survey found that two  out of three African Americans worry about developing heart  disease and two out of five are concerned about developing  Alzheimer's disease, yet only one in 20 are aware that heart  health is linked to brain health.
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NEW YORK  - Older adults who are prone to emotional distress may have an increased risk of developing dementia, a new study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Many elderly adults who are in  mental decline and live alone may be at high risk of hurting  themselves or falling ill, a new study shows.
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Mental illness according to experts is assuming an alarming dimension all over the world. The preponderance of such cases is attracting the attention of individuals, governments and non-governmental organisations
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NEW YORK  - 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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Fear of misinterpreting a case of elder abuse may stop some nurses from reporting it, a survey suggests.
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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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THURSDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- More than two-thirds of older patients report sleep problems, but doctors rarely note these complaints in the patients' charts, a Northwestern University study finds.
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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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It might not be visible, but chronic emotional burdens can make your cells age prematurely
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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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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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Most people in the world with mental illness get no treatment at all, and scarce mental health resources are not reaching the people who need them most, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.