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Suicide in Stroke Survivors: Epidemiology and Prevention
Abstract Stroke is a dramatic event and is associated with potentially severe consequences, including disability, mortality, and social costs. Stroke may occur at any age; however, most strokes occur in individuals aged 65 years and older. Previous research has found that stroke increases suicide risk, especially among women and younger patients. The aim of the current review is to investigate the relationship between suicide and stroke in order to determine which stroke patients are at elevated risk for suicide. Moreover, we review the literature in order to provide pharmacological treatment strategies for strok...
Source: Drugs and Aging - December 10, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Linking social capital and mortality in the elderly: A Swedish national cohort study.
CONCLUSION: There are associations between low linking social capital and mortality from chronic disorders and suicide in the elderly population. Community support for elderly people living in neighborhoods with low levels of linking social capital may need to be strengthened. PMID: 24632181 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Experimental Gerontology - March 13, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Sundquist K, Hamano T, Li X, Kawakami N, Shiwaku K, Sundquist J Tags: Exp Gerontol Source Type: research

Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Eslicarbazepine Acetate as Adjunctive Therapy in Patients Aged  ≥ 65 Years with Focal Seizures
ConclusionESL taken once daily (400 –1200 mg) as adjunctive therapy in patients aged ≥ 65 years was found to be safe, well tolerated and efficacious (EudraCT number: 2009-012587-14).
Source: Drugs and Aging - November 1, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Productive Aging During COVID-19 - Lessons from WH SeniorLink
According to the National Academies of Science, Medicine, and Engineering, even before the pandemic, 24% of Americans 65+ were considered socially isolated, and 43% of adults 60+ were lonely. Both experiences are associated with serious physical and mental health problems, including increased risks of dementia, stroke, depression, and suicidal ideation. As older adults engage in stricter social distancing to protect themselves from COVID-19, their risk of social isolation and loneliness is heightened.
Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - March 17, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Daniella Spencer-Laitt, Mark Nathanson, Marie Spence Tags: Poster Number: EI-61 Source Type: research

Unlucky numbers: Fighting murder convictions that rest on shoddy stats
LEIDEN, THE NETHERLANDS— When a Dutch nurse named Lucia de Berk stood trial for serial murder in 2003, statistician Richard Gill was aware of the case. But he saw no reason to stick his nose into it. De Berk was a pediatric nurse at Juliana Children’s Hospital in The Hague. In 2001, after a baby died while she was on duty, a colleague told superiors that De Berk had been present at a suspiciously high number of deaths and resuscitations. Hospital staff immediately informed the police. When investigators reexamined records from De Berk’s shifts, they found 10 suspicious incidents. Three other hospitals where D...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - January 19, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Straight from the heart: Mysterious lipids may predict cardiac problems better than cholesterol
Stephanie Blendermann, 65, had good reason to worry about heart disease. Three of her sisters died in their 40s or early 50s from heart attacks, and her father needed surgery to bypass clogged arteries. She also suffered from an autoimmune disorder that results in chronic inflammation and boosts the odds of developing cardiovascular illnesses. “I have an interesting medical chart,” says Blendermann, a real estate agent in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Yet Blendermann’s routine lab results weren’t alarming. At checkups, her low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or “bad,” cholesterol hovered around the 100 milligrams-per-...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - March 16, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research