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New Therapies to Help Individuals with Dementia to Cope with Depression

Many patients with cognitive impairment have anxiety or depression, but standard treatments are difficult for people with memory issues.  A recent article published in the New York Times reports on this complicated issue.   Early research on new approaches to treat depression in people with early to moderate dementia is promising.  One such approach developed …

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Caregiver Depression: A Silent Health Crisis

One of today’s all-too silent health crises is caregiver depression. A conservative estimate reports that 20% of family caregivers suffer from depression, twice the rate of the general population. Of clients of California’s Caregiver Resource Centers, nearly 60% show clinical signs of depression. And former caregivers may not escape the tentacles of this condition after …

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Cannabis and Dementia

Cannabis, also known as marijuana, is a controversial topic in the medical community, with some well-respected doctors advocating for its use and others concerned about its addictive properties and long-term effects. There have been a number of articles in newspapers and blogs over the years that claim that cannabis or one of its components called cannabinoids …

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