Assisted living innovations offer new hope for older adults with serious mental illness
By
Kimberly Hadson, BSN, RN, PMH-BC
May 28, 2024
As the population of older adults with serious mental illness grows, the long-term care industry must increase options available so everyone can find a place to thrive as they age. Assisted living has...
RN salaries increase, and so do workplace violence, mental health concerns
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 10, 2024
Salaries for registered nurses increased by 2.6% last year, and workplace violence and mental health concerns also grew. That’s according to the 2024 Nurse Salary and Work-Life Report, released Tuesday...
AI ability to mimic empathy worries, rather than comforts, many researchers
By
Aaron Dorman
Apr 04, 2024
Two studies evaluated AI’s use in two very important care contexts, mental health and cancer care, and noted concerns about mimicking empathy.
AI model can predict depression severity from white people’s Facebook posts
Mar 29, 2024
Despite extensive training, the model was not effective in detecting depression severity in posts by Black people.
Social, environmental adversities increase risk for heart disease, stroke
Mar 29, 2024
Even after adjusting for socioeconomic factors, environmental factors were independently tied to higher risk.
Mental health apps can provide short-term benefit for seniors with depression, study shows
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 29, 2024
Mental health apps for seniors can help alleviate stress in the short-term, but cannot replace caregivers, a recent study shows.
Mental health treatment linked to better outcomes in CAD, heart failure
Mar 22, 2024
Patients receiving mental health treatment were less likely to be rehospitalized, have an emergency department visit or die from any cause.
Mental health conditions up for partners, children of stroke survivors
Mar 19, 2024
An increase was seen in mental health conditions and self-harm and suicide for partners and adult children of stroke survivors.
New website supports seniors with long COVID
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 19, 2024
A new website aims to assist people experiencing long COVID, including helping them talk about symptoms with clinicians and family members.