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MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS: EMBRACING ALL OUR EMOTIONS
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TO MEDICATE OR NOT TO MEDICATE: THAT IS THE QUESTION. Medications play a crucial role in almost every single American’s life. Whether it’s medication for a heart condition, mental health issue, arthritis, weight loss, or even over-the-counter options, almost everyone takes something. This isn’t necessarily a “bad thing,” to be taking medications for different conditions. However, when does the number of medications one takes become too much? What’s the number of prescriptions that tips a person into “too many?” According to researcher published in the Journals of Gerontology (2024), “The medication burden remained high among older adults in the United States and the appropriate utilization of medications did not improve in the recent decade. Our results underscore the need for greater attention and interventions to the quality of medication use among older adults.”
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