Elderly Sleep Woes Linked to Increased Suicide Risk
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THURSDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) - Chronically troubled sleep may be a marker for an increased risk for suicide in the elderly, a new report suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Older adults who suffer from insomnia may find it easier to drift off to sleep following brief behavioral therapy in which they learn about mechanisms that regulate sleep, factors that influence sleep, and behaviors that promote or interfere with sleep.
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Men and women who've ever dealt with unemployment may have a heightened risk of dying early, particularly from suicide and injuries, a Swedish study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - The amount of time people spend   sleeping may affect their weight, study results suggest.
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Sleep problems and depression  in children may share a genetic source, a study of twins hints.
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NEW YORK  - As body weight increases in men, the risk of death from suicide falls markedly, new research hints.
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NEW YORK  - Women who regularly get fewer than 7 hours of sleep each night may have a higher risk of developing high blood pressure, a new study suggests.
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Having too little sleep increases the risk of becoming obese, a study has found.
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NEW YORK  - Sleep-related breathing   disorder has a robust association with depression, according to   results of a long-term study funded by the National Institutes   of Health.
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Depression, severe mental illness and loneliness are linked to illnesses such as heart disease and dementia, according to several studies published on Monday.
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Two studies released on Wednesday offer new evidence that inheritance plays a role in restless leg syndrome, an uncomfortable and sometimes painful feeling in the legs that can wreak havoc with sleep.
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THURSDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The close relatives of people with Parkinson's disease are at increased risk for depression and anxiety disorders, new research suggests.
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TUESDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- A new study adds to growing evidence that antipsychotic drugs raise death rates among elderly people, who are sometimes given them when their behavioral problems become too much for doctors or families to handle.
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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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Napping at least three times a week for a half-hour is associated with a significantly decreased risk of death from heart disease, a new study suggests.
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Brain scans reveal how the brain gets "tired and over-emotional" when someone is deprived of sleep.
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Poor sleep among the elderly, it turns out, is not because of aging itself, but mostly because of illnesses or the medications used to treat them.