Depression, Diabetes Associated with Increased Dementia Risk Depression and type 2 diabetes were each associated with an increased risk for dementia and that risk was even greater among individuals diagnosed with both depression and diabetes compared with people who had neither condition, according to an article published online by JAMA...
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Grief is Complicated (VIDEO)
Grief is Complicated (VIDEO)
Hearing Impairment Associated With Depression in Adults, Especially Women (VIDEO)
Hearing Impairment Associated With Depression in Adults, Especially Women
Hearing Impairment Associated With Depression in Adults, Especially Women
Hearing Impairment (HI) is associated with depression in adults, especially women and individuals younger than 70 years, according to JAMA authors Chuan-Ming Li, M.D., Ph.D., of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md., and colleagues. Depression and HI are associated with personal,...
Therapy Animals May Delay Dementia (Video)
Therapy Animals May Delay Dementia
Therapy Animals May Delay Dementia
German and Swiss researchers have done research that suggests that the use of therapy animals in nursing homes may delay dementia. For ten weeks they worked with 65 nursing home residents with dementia with an average age of 81.8. Residents were randomly assigned to either a group where there was...
Physical and Emotional Health of Older Married Couples Tied Cloesly Together
A study of older married couples in the American Psychological Association’s journal Health Psychology, finds strong associations between their physical and emotional health. Spouses have a much greater impact on their partner’s health than previously known. Researchers from the University of British Columbia and Pennsylvania State University tracked the emotional...
Depression and Diabetes Linked
Depressed diabetics are more likely to see improvement in their physical symptoms if they pursue treatment for their depression, that according to researchers at the University of Michigan. Depression causes those with diabetes to be less compliant monitoring their blood sugar levels or following a diabetic diet. They are also...
Depression in Nursing Home Residents – It’s All Connected!
Researchers at the University of Missouri have discovered a series of indicators associated with the development of depression in nursing home residents, according to a study published in the Journal of Gerontological Nursing. Increased verbal aggression, urinary incontinence, increased pain, weight loss, changes in care needs, reduced cognitive ability, and...