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Topic- Mental health
Antidepressants not helpful for adults with dementia
Little evidence supports the use of antidepressants for treating depression in dementia, especially beyond three months, authors of a Cochrane systematic conclude.
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Psychological well-being may boost heart health
Maintaining positive thoughts and feelings can help people achieve better overall outcomes when it comes to their cardiovascular health by "strengthening psychological well-being," according to a research team led by Darwin R. Labarthe, MD, MPH, PhD, professor of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
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Tech Talk: Alzheimer's non-drug "breakthrough device"
An article in Mobihealthnews alerted us to a novel device, DTHR-ALZ, that has just been granted Breakthrough Device designation by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Stats: 37% of adults take meds that may trigger depression
A study of medication use among more than 26,000 US adults (mean age, 46) showed that 37.2% were taking drugs with depression as a potential adverse effect, and about 7% were taking three or more concurrently.
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Physically fit women less likely to develop dementia
Highly fit middle-aged women were nearly 90% less likely to develop dementia decades later compared with women who were moderately fit, according to a study in Sweden.
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Older adults unlikely to start treatment after depression diagnosis
Only 35.7% of US adults who receive a new depression diagnosis from their primary care doctor start treatment with antidepressant medication or psychotherapy within 90 days of the diagnosis, researchers from Kaiser Permanente have found.
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