Antidepressivos e solidão na terceira idade?

Medicar a solidão?
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/doctors-using-antidepressants-to-treat-epidemic-of-loneliness-dlj9dr73s

Citando:
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Doctors using antidepressants to treat epidemic of loneliness

One in five people over 60 were prescribed the pills last year

Older people are twice as likely to be prescribed antidepressants as twentysomethings, with concerns growing that doctors are using drugs to combat emotional problems and “medicalising” loneliness.

Figures obtained by The Times suggest that Britain is suffering from an “epidemic of mismanaged distress”, with antidepressant use rising across the country and millions of people stuck on the drugs for the long term.

NHS data shows that 525,970 people aged 18-24 were prescribed an antidepressant last year, 11 per cent of the age group. This rises to 2,794,451 aged 40-59, 19 per cent of the age group, and 2,578,454 over-60s, or 20 per cent.

According to the World Health Organisation, about 5 per cent of all adults are thought to have depression at any one time…"

Solidão mata tanto como fumar 15 cigarros por dia - ZAP

Solidão mata tanto como fumar 15 cigarros por dia - ZAP

Estudo relaciona solidão com qualidade de sono (em jovens)?

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317563.php

Citando:
"Money worries, stress, and drinking too much coffee - these are just some of the factors that can cause us to have a bad night's sleep. Now, a new study suggests that, for young adults, loneliness can be added to the list.

Researchers from King's College London in the United Kingdom have found that young adults who reported feeling lonely were more likely to experience poor sleep quality, daytime tiredness, and poor concentration than their non-lonely counterparts."

Perigos da solidão analisados em estudo

"Loneliness can increase the risk of premature death by 14% in older adults, according to a study published Monday that posits a physiological basis for the phenomenon."
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