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2. Late life depression - Wikipedia

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   [54] [55] Compared to treatment with younger patients, ECT appears to work more effectively in the older patients. [56] A typical course of ECT treatment ranges from 6 to 12 treatments, with some requiring more or less. [57] A normal treatment schedule in the United States might include three treatments a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

3. Parkinson's disease - Wikipedia

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   No cure for Parkinson's is known, and treatment focuses on alleviating symptoms. Initial treatment typically includes L-DOPA, MAO-B inhibitors, or dopamine agonists. As the disease progresses, these medications become less effective and may cause involuntary muscle movements. Diet and rehabilitation therapies can help improve symptoms.

4. Tardive dyskinesia - Wikipedia

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   Elderly people are also at a heightened risk for developing TD, [10] as are females and those with organic brain injuries or diabetes mellitus and those with the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. [25] TD is also more common in those that experience acute neurological side effects from antipsychotic drug treatment. [25]

5. Retiree Mental Health Crisis: The Best & Worst States for ...

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   Every generation views their health and wellness differently. For older Americans, mental health diagnoses are becoming more prevalent. Between 2019 and 2023, the 65+ age group collectively ...

6. Warding off dementia means more reading, praying and ... - AOL

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   To ward off dementia, older adults may want to spend more time reading, praying, crafting, listening to music and engaging in other mentally stimulating behaviors, a new study says.

7. Doctors Say This Nighttime Behavior Can Be A Sign Of Dementia

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   Here's how to distinguish "sundowning"—agitation or confusion later in the day in dementia patients—from typical aging, from doctors who treat older adults. Doctors Say This Nighttime Behavior ...

8. Neurasthenia - Wikipedia

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   The medical term neurasthenia is translated as Chinese shenjing shuairuo (simplified Chinese: 神经衰弱; traditional Chinese: 神經衰弱; pinyin: shénjīng shuāiruò; Cantonese Yale: sàhngīng sēuiyeuhk) or Japanese shinkei-suijaku (神経衰弱), both of which also translate the common term nervous breakdown.

9. Mental disorder - Wikipedia

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   The terms "mental breakdown" or "nervous breakdown" may be used by the general population to mean a mental disorder. [20] The terms "nervous breakdown" and "mental breakdown" have not been formally defined through a medical diagnostic system such as the DSM-5 or ICD-10 and are nearly absent from scientific literature regarding mental illness.