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Use Of Antipsychotic Medications Appears Substantially More Common Among People With Parkinson’s Disease Than In The General Population, Data Suggest
Older Individual’s 24-Hour Activity Pattern May Forecast Depressive Symptom Subgroup, Research Suggests
Adults With T2D Or A Sleep Disorder May Have Increased Risk For Depression Compared With Those With Neither Condition, Data Indicate
Psychedelics May Produce Positive Changes In Attitudes About Death And Dying, Research Suggests
Medical Teams May Be More Likely To Seek Evaluation Of A Patient’s Decision-Making Capacity If The Patient Is Black Or Hispanic Than White Or Asian, Research Suggests
Investigational Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation Appears To Boost Memory In Older Adults For At Least One Month, Research Suggests
Majority Of Medicare Advantage Plan Members Say They Do Not Have Enough Coverage For Mental Health, Substance Use Disorders, Poll Finds
Among Older Adults, People Who Spend A Lot Of Time Watching TV May Be More Likely To Be Diagnosed With Dementia In The Coming Years, Study Indicates
In Older Adult Patients With Alzheimer’s-Related Dementia, Treatment With Brexpiprazole Resulted In Greater Reduction In Agitation Compared With Placebo, Study Suggests
eRADAR Screening Tool Embedded In EHR May Help Detect Older Primary Care Patients At Risk Of Having Undiagnosed Dementia, Study Indicates
Did You Know…
It is estimated that 20% of people age 55 years or older experience some type of mental health concern. The most common conditions include anxiety, severe cognitive impairment, and mood disorders (such as depression or bipolar disorder).
– American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry (2008)
