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| iGPSAP 2017: The Internet Geriatric Psychiatry Self-Assessment Program
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The Internet Geriatric Psychiatry Self-Assessment Program is great to help you prepare for subspecialty certification or recertification examinations and is approved for 42 Self-Assessment CME credit hours by ABPN. For more information go to, www.aagponline.org/iGPSAP
Psychiatric Times
In the elderly, falls are a common and important problem. In the U.S., fall-related injuries cost approximately $30 billion per year, and about 30 percent of older adults fall at least once in a given year. One of the most feared consequences of falling is a hip fracture, which occurs in almost 400,000 older adults each year. Other consequences include other fractures, head injuries and less serious injuries that can nonetheless impair function and quality of life.
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The Seattle Times
Psychiatry's growing popularity as a career choice isn't yet solving the nation's shortage of psychiatrists. The shortage is most acute in rural areas and poor urban neighborhoods.
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By Dorothy L. Tengler
 An estimated 2 million people in the United States suffer from severe dementia, and 5 to 8 percent of people over the age of 65 have some form of dementia. It's a disease of concern because the decline in memory and other cognitive functions that characterize dementia also leads to a loss of independent function that has a wide-ranging impact on individuals, families and healthcare systems. Now, a new study examines the role of fitness in the onset of symptoms.
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Medical Daily
Could there be a correlation between high altitudes and mental health problems? New research published in the journal Harvard Review of Psychiatry suggests that when a person's residence is located in high-altitude areas, they may face an increased risk of suicide and major depressive disorder.
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University of Adelaide via Science Daily
Stopping exercise can result in increased depressive symptoms, according to new mental health research from the University of Adelaide. PhD student Julie Morgan from the University of Adelaide has reviewed the results of earlier studies that examined the effects of stopping exercise in regularly active adults. The results of her review are now published online in the Journal of Affective Disorders.
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UPI
A special form of brain imaging can identify whether depressed people will improve, according to a new study. Using single photon emission computed tomography, called SPECT, researchers at Amen Clinics were able to categorize patients by measuring blood flow and activity patterns in their brains, according to research published March 20 in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.
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HealthDay News
Depression is a big problem in women during and after pregnancy, but it's also a concern throughout the reproductive years. Now, new research reports that nearly 5 percent of women between the ages of 20 and 44 have struggled with major depression. And another 4 percent of women in that age group have experienced minor depression. But neither group is getting adequate care for the condition.
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CNN
Do you find that food deeply affects your mood? Science is beginning to back up such gut feelings. The link between poor diet and mood disorders has been long known, but what has been less clear is the direction of causality. When we're depressed, we tend to reach for lower-quality comfort foods, but can more comfort foods contribute to depression? And if we're depressed, can improving our diets improve our symptoms?
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