The health care professions are all facing an aging and rising tide of baby boomers, and many of these patients are going to be suffering from chronic pain, for a variety of reasons. Unfortunately, the elderly are often untreated or under-treated for pain. Patient and physician should each begin to ask themselves how can this situation might be improved.
Pain is a common complaint of the older patient, and as the population ages, frailty and chronic diseases associated with pain will...
I want to revisit the topic of schizophrenia in our older years. At the end of this SharePost, I'll link to detailed information on the... Read more »
Millions of older people may be denied proper treatment for depression on the assumption that depression is a natural part of getting... Read more »
A few days ago someone posted on my depression website that they wanted a natural fix for their depression, because they had heard that... Read more »
So, you've been diagnosed with asthma for the first time as an older adult? Well, welcome to an ever-growing club! More and more older... Read more »
MS steals movement, thought, and understanding, until complete independence is no longer an option. We still have some abilities and, in... Read more »
Low levels of vitamins B6 and B12 may make older adults more prone to depression, new research suggests. In their study of 3,500 older adults,... Read more »
Researchers at the National Institute on Aging in Baltimore have found that older people who have low levels of vitamin D are more likely to become... Read more »
Yale researchers say that older women are more likely than older men to become--and remain--depressed. In a study of 754 older men and women who were... Read more »
A small study that compared Rozerem, Ambien, and a placebo found that Rozerem had little effect on balance, stability, and memory in older adults.... Read more »
New research in the Archives of General Psychiatry has found that though mood and anxiety disorders decline with age, these mental health conditions... Read more »
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