Share me on…An elevated heart rate in old age could be a risk factor of dementia. This is according to a study at Karolinska Institute in Sweden published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia… Read More
Month:December 2021
Preventing depression in the elderly
Share me on…We need to think outside the box when it comes to managing increasing rates of depression in the elderly… Read More
Supporting people with early onset dementia
Share me on…Early onset dementia is defined as dementia-related symptoms in people aged 65 years or below. Onset can occur in people as young as 30 years old… Read More
NICE to update guidance on depression
Share me on…People with depression should be offered a choice of treatments, according to draft NICE guidance backing talking therapies for all… Read More
Comorbid Mental and Physical Illness
Share me on…In an age of “affordable care” and “health care transformation,” we have devoted resources for many, yet we have not cared particularly well for those patients who suffer from severe and persistent mental illness alongside comorbid chronic physical health conditions. In ‘the largest health disparity we don’t talk about’, physician and researcher …
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Do we complain too much?
Share me on…People who constantly complain can alienate those around them and harm their own mental health… Read More
Is It healthier to be spiritual or religious?
Share me on…Researchers found that both traditionally religious, and nonreligious but spiritual individuals, scored higher on life satisfaction than nonreligious/non-spiritual individuals… Read More
Depression and anxiety at 30% among university freshers
Share me on…One in four adults including university students and one in 10 children experience mental illnesses… Read More