Evidence is insufficient to weigh the benefits and harms of screening for suicide risk in all adults and for anxiety in older adults, however.
USPSTF recommends depression screening for all adults
Sep 20, 2022
For adults aged 65 years and older, the current evidence is inadequate to assess the balance of benefits and harms of anxiety screening.
Depression risk spikes when residents become more frail, study finds
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John O'Connor
Mar 21, 2017
Increased frailty nearly doubles the likelihood of depression in a resident, a new study finds. The trend holds regardless of the resident’s initial impairment level.
Food for thought: Mediterranean diet may combat depression
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John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2019
A diet that emphasizes fruits, vegetables, fish oil and nuts over sugar and saturated fats may be good for more than residents’ physical wellbeing. It may also help ward off symptoms of depression, Australian...
Pets can ease depression and loneliness after loss of a spouse, study finds
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John O'Connor
Sep 10, 2019
The companionship of a pet after the loss of a spouse can help reduce feelings of depression and loneliness in older adults, Florida State University researchers have found.
Technology-use changes essential to reducing loneliness ‘epidemic,’ surgeon general warns
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John O'Connor
May 05, 2023
Reforming digital environments can help reduce a loneliness epidemic that disproportionately affects the elderly, according to US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD.