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The statistics regarding substance use disorders are frightening. On a special AMDA On-The-Go podcast, Sabine von Preyss-Friedman, MD, FACP, CMD, said, “In 2022 alone, the U.S. saw 109,000 deaths from drug overdoses, and Washington state has seen a 20% increase.” The good news, she said, is that effective ...

Caring for the Ages

April 29, 2025

Burden and Impact of Tardive Dyskinesia (TD) in Older Adults in Long-Term Care Settings

JAMDA

December 9, 2018

Burden of Oral Symptoms and Its Associations With Nutrition, Well-Being, and Survival Among Nursing Home Residents

To explore how oral problems, chewing problems, dry mouth, and swallowing difficulties cluster and whether their burden is associated with nutritional status, eating habits, gastrointestinal symptoms, psychological well-being, and mortality among institutionalized residents.

JAMDA

January 21, 2016

Burden of Potentially Harmful Medications and the Association With Quality of Life and Mortality Among Institutionalized Older People

This study investigated the overlap among 3 different definitions of potentially harmful medication (PHM) use and the corresponding associations with resident quality of life and mortality.