Psychology & Psychiatry
Bearing through it: How caregivers of mentally ill kin can cope
Caring for a family member with a mental illness can be a taxing experience marked by personal sacrifices and psychological problems.
May 19, 2011
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Alzheimer's strikes women harder than men, report finds
(HealthDay)—A 65-year-old American woman has a 1 in 6 chance of developing Alzheimer's disease later in life, while a man the same age has about a 1 in 11 chance.
Mar 19, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A simple, low-cost yoga program can enhance coping and quality of life for the caregivers
For every individual who's a victim of Alzheimer's — some 5.4 million persons in the United States alone — there's a related victim: the caregiver. Spouse, son, daughter, other relative or friend, the loneliness, ...
Mar 13, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Sleep disturbances are underappreciated in prostate cancer survivorship
We all got the memo that sleep is foundational for good health, right?
Aug 8, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
A third of US seniors die with dementia, study finds
(HealthDay)—There's more troubling news for America's aging population: A new report finds that one in every three seniors now dies while suffering from Alzheimer's or another form of dementia.
Mar 19, 2013
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Health
Care for caregivers
(HealthDay)—Many of us will care for a parent at some point in our lives. If you're shopping or cooking for Mom or taking Dad to doctor visits, you're already a caregiver.
Nov 28, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A push for family input to detect dementia earlier
(AP) -- Alexis McKenzie's mother had mild dementia, but things sounded OK when she phoned home: Dad was with her, finishing his wife's sentences as they talked about puttering through the day and a drive to the store.
Feb 6, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Impact of COVID-19 on informal caregivers' mental health
A new study led by Simon Fraser University's Gerontology Research Center has found that female informal caregivers who provide intensive care at home experienced higher levels of depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 ...
Mar 9, 2022
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Health
Intervention for caregivers of dementia patients can lead to substantial Medicaid savings
A new study published in The Gerontologist finds that states could save tens of millions of dollars—and help more Americans with dementia remain in their communities—if their caregivers took part in a program designed ...
Jul 5, 2017
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dance with me? Study uses music to soothe dementia patients and caregivers
The room transformed as an older woman danced around the skilled nursing care unit to rock 'n' roll hits from her youth. Her husband later took her hands and joined her in a two-step tour of the space. First-year Penn State ...
Aug 3, 2022
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