Tag: depression

Grief is Complicated

Grief is Complicated I had no idea that there was such a thing as Complicated Grief (CG). About 9 percent of bereaved older women experience CG, a serious and debilitating mental health problem associated with functional impairment and increased suicide risk. The symptoms can include prolonged grief, frequent thoughts and...

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Depression, Diabetes Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia

Depression, Diabetes Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia People with depression and/or type 2 diabetes are at an increased risk for dementia and that risk is even greater among individuals diagnosed with both, according to an article published by JAMA Psychiatry. As many as 20 percent of people with type...

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Hospice Use Actually Reduces Depression for Surviving Spouse

Hospice Use Actually Reduces Depression for Surviving Spouse While most surviving spouses had more depression symptoms following the death of their partner regardless of hospice use, researchers found a modest reduction in depressive symptoms among some surviving spouses of hospice users compared with nonhospice users, according to an article published...

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People with Depression May Be More Likely to Develop Parkinson‰Ûªs Disease

People with Depression May Be More Likely to Develop Parkinson‰Ûªs Disease People with depression may be more likely to develop Parkinson‰Ûªs disease, according to a large study published in the online issue of Neurologyå¨, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. ‰ÛÏWe saw this link between depression and...

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