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Spruce Run News (Fall 2002), Spruce Run Staff Sep 2002

Spruce Run News (Fall 2002), Spruce Run Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Depression In The Elderly: Primary Care Practice Fact Sheet #2, Eastern Agency On Aging, University Of Maine Center On Aging, Aroostook Area Agency On Aging, Senior Spectrum, Rosscare, Norumbega Medical, Horizons Health Services, Indian Township Tribal Health Center, Bucksport Regional Health Center Sep 2002

Depression In The Elderly: Primary Care Practice Fact Sheet #2, Eastern Agency On Aging, University Of Maine Center On Aging, Aroostook Area Agency On Aging, Senior Spectrum, Rosscare, Norumbega Medical, Horizons Health Services, Indian Township Tribal Health Center, Bucksport Regional Health Center

Maine Center on Aging Service and Consultation

Depression is the most common psychiatric disorder that is seen in individuals over the age of 65. The National Institute of Health Consensus Statement concluded that only ten percent of older individuals needing psychiatric treatment actually receive this service. Suicide is common in these individuals, and when recognized and treated, clinical depression can be manages in over 80 percent of cases. The primary care practitioner should ensure that the family caregivers regularly see and speak to their older relatives in order to check in on well-being and recognize possible symptoms of depression.


Spruce Run News (Spring 2002), Spruce Run Staff Mar 2002

Spruce Run News (Spring 2002), Spruce Run Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


A Stage-Matched Smoking Cessation Profram For University Of Maine Student Smokers, Su-Ching Cheng Jan 2002

A Stage-Matched Smoking Cessation Profram For University Of Maine Student Smokers, Su-Ching Cheng

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that a stage-matched intervention will increase student smokers' readiness to quit smoking and progress in stage of behavior change. Forty-one University of Maine students, who were current smokers aged 18-24 years old, were recruited to participate in the study and were systematically divided into the experimental group and the control group. Participants' stage of change in smoking cessation was assessed, and different interventions were used to communicate with participants in the experimental group during the fall semester of This study illustrated the dynamics of behavioral change and the challenge of …