• Doctors can use CT, MRI, and PET scans to help them identify strokes, tumors, or other problems that could cause dementia. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • If a family member has the condition, genetic testing can help assess the person's risk of developing dementia. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • A psychiatric evaluation is a valuable part of the dementia diagnosis process. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Huntington disease (HD) is a genetic, autosomal dominant, neurodegenerative disorder characterized clinically by disorders of movement, progressive dementia, and psychiatric and/or behavioral disturbance. (medscape.com)
  • Current opinion has labeled MCI to be a risk state for dementia on the basis of 5%-15% annual dementia conversion rate ( Mitchell and Shiri-Feshki, 2009 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • The concept of MCI underpins the importance in screening high risk groups by identifying factors that predict dementia onset within specific time periods. (frontiersin.org)
  • We investigated the relationship between antidepressant use and the risk of subsequent dementia development. (psychiatrist.com)
  • The dementia patients were more likely to have diabetes, hypertension, stroke, and head injury. (psychiatrist.com)
  • 95% CI, 1.85-2.27) was associated with an increased risk of dementia. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Furthermore, as the cumulative dose was increased, tricyclic antidepressants reduced the risk of dementia, whereas SSRIs, MAOIs, heterocyclic antidepressants, and other antidepressants increased the risk of dementia. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Treatment with tricyclic antidepressants was associated with a reduced risk of dementia, whereas treatment with SSRIs, MAOIs, heterocyclic antidepressants, and other antidepressants was associated with an increased risk of dementia. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Understanding the risk factors of dementia is essential for preventing this disease. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Depression may be both a prodrome and a risk factor for dementia. (psychiatrist.com)
  • 4 Some types of depressive illness, such as early onset depression before the age of 65 years and recurrent depression, may constitute long-term risk factors for the development of dementia, whereas the onset of more recent depressive symptoms may reflect a prodromal phase of dementia. (psychiatrist.com)
  • A secondary analysis was made of data from a community-based prospective survey of late-life psychiatric morbidity conducted in Kwangju, Republic of Korea, from 2001 to 2003, in collaboration with the 10/66 International Dementia Research Program in Developing Countries. (cambridge.org)
  • 3 If validated further, clinical usage of amyloid imaging is expected to extend beyond confirming AD pathology in patients with high risk factors, helping to differentiate AD from various types of dementia in those who present with atypical course or symptoms. (psychiatryinvestigation.org)
  • Elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis treated with antipsychotic drugs are at an increased risk of death. (nih.gov)
  • Increased incidence of cerebrovascular adverse events (e.g., stroke, transient ischemic attack), including fatalities, have been reported in clinical trials of elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis treated with oral aripiprazole. (abilifyasimtufiihcp.com)
  • 5 , 6 We analysed the association between past exposure to conventional vaccines and risk of Alzheimer's disease for subjects in the Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA), a multicentre prospective study of dementia in a representative community sample of elderly Canadians. (cmaj.ca)
  • The main chronic medical conditions associated with NH admission were dementia and stroke. (biomedcentral.com)
  • may have different levels of disability or suffering from chronic or acute illnesses (e.g. dementia, stroke, cancer) or may just need a little assistance with basic daily tasks (e.g. paying bills, shopping, preparing meal, attending medical appointment, taking medication, etc. (cadenza.hk)
  • As the population ages and a significant number of veterans enter older adulthood, it becomes increasingly important to identify risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia. (medscape.com)
  • In older veterans specifically, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the metabolic syndrome (MetS) frequently occur, are highly comorbid, and are both independent risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia (Qureshi et al. (medscape.com)
  • 3 4 A strong association exists between depression in late life and factors that increase mortality risk, such as poor adherence to medical treatment and self care for diabetes and cardiovascular disease, 5 health behaviors such as smoking and lack of physical activity, 6 cognitive impairment, 7 and disability. (bmj.com)
  • 2009). The MetS consists of a group of vascular risk factors that commonly occur together and increase risk for cardiovascular disease and Type II diabetes. (medscape.com)
  • The limitation of this study consists in the fact that assessment of smoking status was based on questionnaire only, without any objective measurements such as cotinine levels. (clpsychiatry.org)
  • Participants who complete this course will learn about the identification, evaluation, and assessment of geriatric failure to thrive, including use of the Mini Nutritional Assessment, the Mini Mental Status Evaluation, and the Geriatric Depression Scale. (netce.com)
  • A revised Cochrane Risk Assessment Instrument was applied to evaluate the risk of bias with respect to the intention-to-treat effect on eligible randomized controlled trials. (ijpsonline.com)
  • We applied a comparative risk assessment framework to estimate effects of excess risks on deaths and life expectancy at age 40 y. (who.int)
  • The limitations of the study are given by the instrument used to measure the neurocognitive symptoms: the Unified Wilson Disease Rating Scale is aimed to be a general measure of all symptoms of Wilson disease and does not differentiate between psychiatric and neurological manifestations. (clpsychiatry.org)
  • Depression has been shown to subsequently increase the risk of, for example, cardiovascular, stroke, diabetes and obesity morbidity. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Unlike prevalent chronic conditions, such as heart disease, that have well-established morbidity and mortality rates in the United States (1), rates for LPCCs are just beginning to be identified. (cdc.gov)
  • Five-year risk of cardiac mortality in relation to initial severity and one-year changes in depression symptoms after myocardial infarction. (medhelp.org)
  • Patients With Depressive Symptoms Have Lower Health Status Benefits After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. (medhelp.org)
  • The differential influence of distinct clusters of psychiatric symptoms, as assessed by the general health questionnaire, on cause of death in older persons living in a rural community of Japan. (medhelp.org)
  • This is a case report of 9 patients with Wilson disease and neuropsychiatric symptoms who showed improvement in their neuropsychiatric status after liver transplantation. (clpsychiatry.org)
  • Many clinicians have observed the symptoms we describe in this study, however this report is among the first which identify the specific deficits using neuropsychological testing to better characterize the syndrome," Sean T. Lynch, MD, first author of a study on the issue presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, said in an interview. (medscape.com)
  • Among the study participants, 32 were seeking treatment for brain fog in a clinical program for survivors of COVID-19, while the remaining 28 were part of an ongoing longitudinal investigation of neuropsychological, medical, and psychiatric sequelae of COVID-19, but were not seeking care for the persistent symptoms. (medscape.com)
  • The Katz scale for ADLs was used chronic diseases may trigger symptoms in hospital readmission and reduced to assess degree of dependency in of depression [3]. (who.int)
  • Eligibility criteria included observational studies within North America and Europe that examined the covariate-adjusted impact of MDD on the risk and/or severity of comorbidities. (psychiatrist.com)
  • The presence of MDD was identified as a risk factor for both the development and the worsening of a range of comorbidities. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Numerous comorbidities convey a higher risk for serious pathology associated with age. (reliasmedia.com)
  • There is only limited large-scale clinical research on comorbidities and healthcare utilization in TRD patients. (bvsalud.org)
  • Compared to MDD patients without TRD, the TRD patients had higher rates of anxiety disorder and physical comorbidities. (bvsalud.org)
  • CONCLUSIONS: TRD patients compared to non-TRD MDD patients have a substantially higher prevalence of various psychiatric and medical comorbidities and higher health care utilization. (bvsalud.org)
  • In addition to the significant negative impact on emotional health, PTSD also increases risk for a range of physical comorbidities including a constellation of cardiometabolic abnormalities that has been termed the MetS (Heppner et al. (medscape.com)
  • In addition to the data, Teva will also be holding a symposium on the newly developed IMPACT-TD scale, featuring Richard Jackson, MD, Assistant Clinical Adjunct Professor, University of Michigan School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, that may help better measure disease progression of those living with TD by taking a holistic approach to tracking social, vocational, psychological and psychiatric challenges the condition poses over time. (tevapharm.com)
  • This study will contribute to assessing whether the combination of these two therapies is more beneficial for post-stroke insomnia than their independent use, and the results of this clinical trial will improve our understanding of the possible mechanisms underlying the effects of combination therapies. (biomedcentral.com)
  • VaD risk factors have primarily been characterized as modifiable risk factors and have been validated and standardized as clinical, biological and neuroimaging biomarkers[ 4 ]. (ijpsonline.com)
  • Relapse was defined as one or more of the following: clinical worsening, psychiatric hospitalization, risk of suicide, or violent behavior. (abilifyasimtufiihcp.com)
  • Inaugural Conference on Incorporating Patient-Reported Outcomes and Patient Preference Information into Clinical Research, Clinical Care, and Risk-Benefit Assessments for Neurodegenerative Diseases. (rochester.edu)
  • OBJECTIVE: Social determinants of health (SDoH) are nonclinical dispositions that impact patient health risks and clinical outcomes. (bvsalud.org)
  • HD supposedly can cause psychiatric disorders in 2 ways: (1) by the direct action of the gene on striatal neurons, and (2) by the indirect effect of the disordered family environment on the children, regardless of whether they inherited the HD gene. (medscape.com)
  • Other conditions may be associated with psychological disorders, requiring psychiatric expertise. (rcpjournals.org)
  • presented mental health diagnoses made in adulthood, marital status "live alone", independence in activities of daily living and mood and personality disorders. (bvsalud.org)
  • TEL AVIV, Israel & PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Teva Pharmaceuticals, a U.S. affiliate of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA), today announced that four studies across its neuroscience portfolio will be presented during the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) 2023 Annual Meeting taking place on May 20-24, 2023. (tevapharm.com)
  • Does the Framingham Stroke Risk Profile predict white-matter changes in late-life depression? (ox.ac.uk)
  • BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular risk factors and diseases are important etiological factors in depression, particularly late-life depression. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Depression was assessed by the Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form (GDS-SF) and loneliness by UCLA loneliness scales. (researchgate.net)
  • Objective To investigate whether an intervention to improve treatment of depression in older adults in primary care modified the increased risk of death associated with depression. (bmj.com)
  • In contrast, patients with major depression in intervention practices were at no greater risk than were people without depression (hazard ratio 1.09, 0.83 to 1.44). (bmj.com)
  • Conclusions Older adults with major depression in practices provided with additional resources to intensively manage depression had a mortality risk lower than that observed in usual care and similar to older adults without depression. (bmj.com)
  • Mild depression progressed to severe depression and suicidal thoughts, followed by psychosis including delusions and hallucinations, requiring multiple psychiatric hospitalizations. (medscape.com)
  • Depression is a risk factor for coronary artery disease in men: the precursors study. (medhelp.org)
  • Depression is the most common psychiatric disorder worldwide. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These meta-analyses consistently show that depression increases the risk of overall mortality (RR = 1.81) and the development of cardiovascular-related outcomes, such as heart disease (RR = 1.81), diabetes (RR = 1.60), hypertension (RR = 1.42), stroke (RR = 1.34) and obesity (RR = 1.58). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Meta-analyses also indicate that depression increases the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (RR = 1.66) and to a lesser extent even cancer (RR = 1.29). (biomedcentral.com)
  • The observed increased somatic risks associated with depression are substantial. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Lower levels of folate and vitamin B 12 and higher homocysteine levels at baseline were associated with a higher risk of incident depression at follow-up. (cambridge.org)
  • Lower folate, lower vitamin B 12 and raised homocysteine levels may be risk factors for late-life depression. (cambridge.org)
  • Secondary outcome measures include the Insomnia Severity Index, the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, brain magnetic resonance imaging, functional magnetic resonance imaging, and nocturnal melatonin concentrations. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The combination of social disconnection, anxiety, depression, and substance misuse can expose individuals identifying as male to serious physical and mental health risks. (forgingnewlives.com)
  • Other demographic factors that have been associated with depression among elderly include being unmarried, divorced or widowed elderly, residing in rural locality, being illiterate, increasing age, lower socioeconomic status, and unemployment. (gale.com)
  • This Request for Applications (RFA), Exploratory Centers for Biobehavioral Symptom Management, is related to the priority areas of cancer, heart disease and stroke, and diabetes and chronic disabling conditions. (nih.gov)
  • Diseases like stroke, diabetes and mobility problems are only important for institutionalisation if they cause functional disability. (biomedcentral.com)
  • With the influx of veterans entering older adulthood, it is increasingly important to understand risk factors for cognitive decline. (medscape.com)
  • Although both increase risk for cognitive decline and often co-occur, it is unclear how they may interact to negatively impact cognition. (medscape.com)
  • Veterans with MetS demonstrated poorer performance on tasks of executive function (response inhibition and cognitive set shifting) and immediate verbal memory regardless of PTSD status. (medscape.com)
  • We discuss the necessity of monitoring cerebrovascular risk factors and providing early behavioral and/or pharmaceutical interventions to lessen the risk of cognitive decline in older age. (medscape.com)
  • 7 More than one in four elderly people fall annually, 1 and there is an increasing mortality rate and admission rate in U.S. older adults who fall. (reliasmedia.com)
  • Its mortality rate can reach 90% when patients are left untreated, but it is reduced to 10% if patients are properly treated in the first 24 hours after diagnosis. (haematologica.org)
  • Depressed affect, hopelessness, and the risk of ischemic heart disease in a cohort of U.S. adults. (medhelp.org)
  • They also had higher odds of ischemic heart disease (OR = 1.38), stroke/transient ischemic attack (OR = 1.57), chronic kidney diseases (OR = 1.53), arthritis (OR = 1.52), hip/pelvic fractures (OR = 2.14), and cancers (OR = 1.41). (bvsalud.org)
  • At a population level, PDD cases showed worse outcomes compared with NCMDD cases in terms of somatic comorbidity, SF-36 mental component score, and activity limitations owing to mental health problems, as well as a higher risk for outpatient mental health care contact. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Of these, several have small financial initiatives to assist with medical services for low-income patients, and others have used the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to develop state estimates of epilepsy's prevalence (7,8). (cdc.gov)
  • A total of 240 patients with post-stroke insomnia will be included and randomized into four groups: the EA group, SZRD group, EA & SZRD group, and sham group. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Analyses of seventeen placebo-controlled trials (modal duration of 10 weeks), largely in patients taking atypical antipsychotic drugs, revealed a risk of death in drug-treated patients of between 1.6 to 1.7 times the risk of death in placebo-treated patients. (nih.gov)
  • Over the course of a typical 10-week controlled trial, the rate of death in drug-treated patients was about 4.5%, compared to a rate of about 2.6% in the placebo group. (nih.gov)
  • The current management strategies for VaD patients mainly include symptomatic treatment of VaD and management of risk factors[ 3 ]. (ijpsonline.com)
  • The hazard ratio was used to calculate the reduction in risk of relapse for patients on ABILIFY MAINTENA vs placebo. (abilifyasimtufiihcp.com)
  • Post-transplant Hepatitis C virus seroconversion was successfully treated.Heart transplantation in donors with multiple risk factor can be achieved with an integrative team approach and should be taken into consideration when evaluating marginal donors in order to expand the current limited donor pool in pediatric patients. (stanfordchildrens.org)
  • As compared to non-TRD MDD, TRD patients had higher rates of emergency room visits, and inpatient stays. (bvsalud.org)
  • une recherche plus approfondie pour déterminer la prévalence et les causes de la non-observance des patients dans les pays du Moyen-Orient est nécessaire pour être en mesure de recommander les interventions les plus efficaces afin d'améliorer l'observance. (who.int)
  • Author Manuscript large, nationally representative sample and the wide range of information collected on respondent alcohol use and factors associated with both at-risk drinking and health outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • The risk for suicide among people with epilepsy is 5 times the rate of the national population, reflecting the burden of untreated mental illness in this population (3-5). (cdc.gov)
  • The suicide rate among males in 2021 was approximately four times higher than the rate among females. (forgingnewlives.com)
  • The gun suicide rate has steadily increased, nearly uninterrupted, since 2006. (forgingnewlives.com)
  • Although safety culture survey results improved and CAUTIs declined over time, after accounting for other factors such as nursing home size and nonprofit versus for-profit status, there was no association between safety culture score and CAUTI rates. (ahrq.gov)
  • An integrated program to expand donor utilization in pediatric heart transplantation: Case report of successful transplant with multiple donor risk factors. (stanfordchildrens.org)
  • enabling factors that influence access to care and need factors as reflected by health status, disease and functional disability [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The most commonly identified personal risk factors include advanced age, levels of P-ADL and I-ADL (Personal and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living), mental impairment, living alone and the presence of specific medical conditions. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The State of US Health, 1990-2016: Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Among US States. (rochester.edu)
  • To further improve population health, consistent and comparative evidence on mortality attributable to preventable risk factors is necessary for setting priorities for health policies and programs. (who.int)
  • Although several past studies have quantified the impact of individual risk factors in Japan, to our knowledge no study has assessed and compared the effects of multiple modifiable risk factors for non-communicable diseases and injuries using a standard framework. (who.int)
  • We estimated the effects of 16 risk factors on cause- specific deaths and life expectancy in Japan. (who.int)
  • women, 95% CI: 1.2-1.7) if exposures to multiple cardiovascular risk factors had been reduced to their optimal levels as determined by a theoretical-minimum-risk exposure distribution. (who.int)
  • Conclusions: Tobacco smoking and high blood pressure are the two major risk factors for adult mortality from non- communicable diseases and injuries in Japan. (who.int)
  • There is a large potential population health gain if multiple risk factors are jointly controlled. (who.int)
  • Controlling risk factors for non-communicable diseases and association from large-scale prospective studies and meta-analyses external causes is essential for the improvement of adult health. (who.int)
  • the results could mortality, accounting for 63% and 9%, respectively, of 57 million inform policymakers of which risk factors need to be prioritized in deaths in 2008 [1]. (who.int)
  • The five major risk factors for deaths in the formulating and revising health policies and programs. (who.int)
  • Many times, a severe psychiatric illness makes this impossible, but carefully reconsidering the indications for dopamine antagonists in a given patient and considering alternate therapy are imperative. (medscape.com)
  • Prospective study of phobic anxiety and risk of coronary heart disease in men. (medhelp.org)
  • After examining the self-reported data alongside medical records, the researchers found that perceived racism in employment, housing, and interactions with the police was associated with a 26 percent higher risk of coronary heart disease for Black women. (stanford.edu)
  • Insomnia is a common but frequently overlooked sleep disorder after stroke, and there are limited effective therapies for insomnia following stroke. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Insomnia is the most common disorder of the sleep-wake cycle, affecting approximately 50% of stroke survivors [ 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Specific prevalence rates increase with age, with older adults (aged 60+) more than four times more likely than young adults to meet criteria (Ervin, 2009). (medscape.com)
  • We used a sequence of multivariate statistical analyses to generate a series of maps, or clusters, and rating graphics. (cdc.gov)
  • The participants grouped the LPCCs statements into nine clusters, which they rated as moderately feasible and important. (cdc.gov)
  • Recovery is usually complete, but with a risk of relapse and the uncommon occurrence of persistent neurologic, cardiac and renal abnormalities. (haematologica.org)
  • Cox proportional hazard models (Stata 12.0) revealed that (average) heavier drinkers and episodic heavy drinkers (5+ in a day) had increased mortality risks but when examined together, episodic heavy drinking added only modest to the mortality risks of Author Manuscript light and moderate drinkers. (cdc.gov)
  • Author Manuscript risks (Britton et al. (cdc.gov)
  • Lynch, of the department of psychiatry, Westchester Medical Center Health System, Valhalla, N.Y., and his colleagues enrolled 60 participants who had experienced acute COVID-19 disease 6-8 months earlier and had undergone neuropsychological, psychiatric, medical, functional, and quality-of-life assessments. (medscape.com)
  • Common examples include post-herpetic neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia and post-stroke pain. (rcpjournals.org)
  • In addition, the elderly with high education levels appear to be a group with high risk of being underdiagnosed. (frontiersin.org)
  • In recent decades, cancer mortality attributable to tobacco smoking has increased in the elderly, while stroke mortality attributable to high blood pressure has declined. (who.int)
  • We used segmented regression analysis to estimate changes in the incidence of postmenopausal bleeding diagnoses from 2018 through 2021 in Kaiser Permanente Northwest members meeting the inclusion criteria, stratified by COVID-19 vaccination status in 2021. (cdc.gov)
  • We hypothesized that depressed participants would show reduced white-matter integrity with higher FSRP, and non-depressed controls (matched for mean vascular risk) would show minimal co-variance with white-matter changes. (ox.ac.uk)
  • A high percentage of professionals with psychosocial stress and low resilience was identified, indicating a risk of psychoemotional and physical illness. (bvsalud.org)
  • Our objective was to examine the association between past exposure to conventional vaccines and risk of Alzheimer's disease. (cmaj.ca)
  • This prospective cohort study measured nursing home safety culture using the AHRQ Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture and also measured rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) as part of a quality improvement collaborative. (ahrq.gov)
  • Each is a nationally representative, longitudinal study with high response rates and frequent follow-ups. (springer.com)
  • Acute exposure to elevated levels of PM2.5 can lead to irritation of eyes, nose, throat and lungs , and increases relative risk of acute cardiovascular events including admission to a hospital for stoke (Rajagopalan et al. (cdc.gov)
  • The sharing of genome sequences in online data repositories allows for large scale analyses of specific genes or gene families. (cdc.gov)
  • Methods and Findings: We obtained data on risk factor exposures from the National Health and Nutrition Survey and epidemiological studies, data on the number of cause-specific deaths from vital records adjusted for ill-defined codes, and data on relative risks from epidemiological studies and meta-analyses. (who.int)
  • Higher than recommended doses of any formulation of haloperidol appear to be associated with a higher risk of QT-prolongation and Torsades de pointes. (nih.gov)
  • The participants sorted and rated each statement according to importance and feasibility. (cdc.gov)
  • Among male participants, the underweight group was at the highest risk of hearing loss (HR 1.39, 95%CI 1.08-1.79). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Among female participants, only the overweight group had a lower risk of hearing loss than the normal weight group (HR 0.83, 95%CI 0.71-0.96). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Thus, the goal is to add a medication that will provide dopamine blockade while minimizing the risk of worsening the tardive syndrome or creating new tardive syndromes. (medscape.com)
  • Neuroacanthocytosis is a progressive disease, and in some cases may be complicated by poor nutritional status, cardiac abnormalities, and pneumonia. (nih.gov)
  • Initial vital signs: Respiratory rate per minute */ @58 BPSYS 3. (cdc.gov)
  • By referring to past experiences of national and international large-scale disasters, it was possible to respond effectively to the health-related challenges. (who.int)
  • Members with preexisting postmenopausal bleeding or abnormal uterine bleeding, or who were at increased risk of bleeding due to other health conditions, were excluded from monthly calculations. (cdc.gov)
  • Health Status. (bvsalud.org)
  • Data from the 1997-2004 National Health Interview Survey Sample Adult questionnaires were linked to the National Death Index (N=242,397) to examine mortality risks associated with average and episodic heavy drinking. (cdc.gov)
  • 2018). Long-term exposure to elevated levels of PM2.5 is associated with higher rates of mortality from a number of conditions ranging from cancer to cardiopulmonary disease (Dockery & Pope, 1994). (cdc.gov)