Tamara A. Monell MS, LMHC, NCC

ScienceDaily (Sep. 11, 2008) — Women age 70 and older who sleep five hours or less per night may be more likely to experience falls than those who sleep more than seven to eight hours per night, according to a new report. Additionally, the use of sleep medications does not appear to influence the association between sleep and risk of falling. Continue Reading »

ScienceDaily (June 17, 2008) — Older people are at high risk for falls and subsequent injuries. Those who have depression have an increased risk of falls and the medications they take for depression increase their risk even more, New Zealand and Australian researchers reported in the open-access journal PLoS One. Continue Reading »

ScienceDaily (Apr. 17, 2008) — The use of antidepressants is likely to account for only 10 per cent of the fall in suicide rates among middle aged and older people, suggests a large study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Continue Reading »

ScienceDaily (May 8, 2009) — As many as one in six people who took part in a study of older people who live at home were under-nourished and at risk of malnutrition, according to the May issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing. Continue Reading »

ScienceDaily (Feb. 6, 2008) — Older women appear more susceptible to depression and more likely to stay depressed but less likely to die while depressed than older men, factors that contribute to the higher burden of depression among older women, according to a new report. Continue Reading »

ScienceDaily (June 6, 2008) — A major review reveals that research indicates people who are obese may be more likely to become depressed, and people who are depressed may be more likely to become obese. Continue Reading »

ScienceDaily (Mar. 7, 2007) — Depression in elderly people is causing early mortality, a University of Liverpool study has found. Continue Reading »

ScienceDaily (May 15, 2007) — Older patients with major depression whose primary care physicians team with depression care managers are 45% less likely to die within a 5-year time period than older adults with major depression who receive their care in primary care practices where there are no depression care managers. Continue Reading »

ScienceDaily (Dec. 22, 2009) — University of Rochester Medical Center researchers have pinpointed the prime factors identifying which elderly persons are at the highest risk for developing major depression. Continue Reading »