Study: People with dementia more prone to psychiatric disorders before, after diagnosis
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 18, 2023
Psychiatric conditions tend to predate a dementia diagnosis and persist after the diagnosis, according to a new study.
Drug-drug interactions prevalent in seniors with psychiatric disorders
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 30, 2022
The researchers found 36 types of avoidable drug interactions. The most frequent undesirable combination was lorazepam and olanzapine.
COVID linked to high rates of lasting dementia, psychosis, large study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 19, 2022
The risk of neurological symptoms related to COVID-19 remains high for at least two years after infection, while psychiatric symptoms fade within about two months, a large new study has found.
Psychiatric disorders may raise risk of COVID-19 re-infection: Research
By
John Hall
Apr 19, 2022
Fully vaccinated COVID-19 survivors with a history of certain psychiatric disorders may be pre-disposed to reinfection, researchers from the San Francisco Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System and the...
Elders’ mental distress rose during COVID surges, U.S. Census Bureau finds
By
Alicia Lasek
May 05, 2021
Psychiatric drug use and mental health counseling rose alongside COVID case counts, according to a CDC / Census Bureau survey analysis.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, March 10
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 10, 2021
AHCA / NCAL’s #GetVaccinated.us website is up and running … ‘Fear visuals’ may be keeping needle-phobic from getting vaccinated … Psychiatric diagnoses tied to lower age of Alzheimer’s onset...
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, March 24
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 23, 2020
CDC releases guidance on preventing spread of coronavirus in senior living communities … Healthcare workers report psychiatric symptoms amid pandemic … Patient organizations urge feds to ease limits...
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, January 15
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 14, 2020
‘Ageotypes’ study ties healthy behaviors to decrease in aging markers … Access to Medicare increases cancer detection, reduces cancer mortality rate … Psychiatric conditions linked to cognitive...
Psychiatric medications don’t deter weight loss in bariatric individuals, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 23, 2019
Antidepressants and antipsychotics can cause weight gain. But they didn’t deter weight loss in a large-scale, physician-led program.
First-generation antipsychotic use correlated to hospitalization, study finds
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 27, 2014
Elderly patients taking antipsychotics should be carefully monitored, especially after they first start taking the medication, due to a higher risk of hospitalization, a new study finds.