older adults
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Chinese Americans, cognition, cognitive decline, conscientiousness, Dementia, hopelessness, hpa axis, longitudinal cohort, memory decline, Neurodegenerative Diseases, older adults, perceived stress, PINE study, Psychology, StressStress Internalization Predicts Memory Decline in Older Chinese Americans
A 2025 longitudinal analysis of 1,528 older Chinese Americans by Chen et…
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bullying, depression, Editor Nina Higson-Sweeney, loneliness, older adults, Psychiatry Research, social connection, social inclusion, social isolation, social network, social prescribing, umbrella review, vulnerable people, youth mental healthCan stronger social connections really help reduce depression?
Depression is a common mental health problem that affects approximately 4% of…
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AD8 screening, Chinese-speaking, cognition, cognitive screening, Dementia, dementia risk screening, immigrant health, language barriers, Mandarin, Neurodegenerative Diseases, older adults, pre-dementia, primary careAD8 Dementia Screening in Chinese-Speaking Older Adults
Brief screening tools for early dementia risk are essential in primary care.…
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Anxiety, benzodiazepines, depression, Drugs, Iceland, older adults, psychiatric epidemiology, Psychiatry, Psychology, psychotropic prescribing, public-health, registry data, sleep, sleep disordersIceland Psychiatric Data: 21% Diagnosed, 34% on Psychotropics (2026)
Iceland is a registry-rich country with a small enough population that genuinely…
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agitation, antipsychotics, atypical antipsychotics, cardiovascular disease, CPRD, Dementia, Drugs, FDA black-box warning, matched cohort study, Neurodegenerative Diseases, older adults, Psychiatry, risperidone, side effects, strokeRisperidone Stroke Risk in Dementia: HR 1.28 Across CVD Subgroups
The risperidone-stroke link in dementia is one of the longest-running safety signals…
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Alzheimer’s disease, Anxiety, cognition, Dementia, depression, loneliness, meta-analysis, Neurodegenerative Diseases, older adults, social isolation, suicideHow Much Does Loneliness Raise Dementia and Suicide Risk?
Research Highlights Loneliness is associated with substantially elevated risk of both Alzheimer’s…
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addiction, alcohol, alcohol addiction, alcohol consumption, alcohol dependence, alcohol intake, alcoholism, bilateral superior frontal gyrus, Brain, brain structure, brain volume, cognition, cognitive decline, cognitive function, cortical thickness, drinking, Drugs, effects of alcohol, elderly, frontal lobe, gray matter, heavy drinking, older adults, prefrontal cortex, right lateral occipital cortex, right precentral gyrus, side effects, subcortical volume, Sweden, white matterAlcohol & Brain Volume in Older Adults: Cortical Thinning & White Matter Loss in Heavy Drinkers (250g/Week) (2023 Study)
Alcohol’s effects on the brain, especially among the elderly, have long been…
