Sunday, March 2, 2014

The Circle of Insanity

Hospitalization increases risk of depression and dementia for seniors
"There appears to be a bidirectional relationship between adverse mental health and bad medical outcomes," said lead study author Dimitry Davydow, M.D., a psychiatrist at the University of Washington. Among older people, dementia and depression appears to increase the risk of hospitalization, which might lead to further cognitive decline or depression and subsequent risk for re-hospitalization, perpetuating a vicious cycle, Davydow explained.
Yes, maybe because that's where all the germs are.

Pneumonia patients nearly twice as likely to suffer from depression, impairments
Pneumonia is the second most common hospital-acquired infection

Cognitive and Functional Decline Often Follow Severe Sepsis
Sepsis accounts for approximately 15% of hospital acquired infections.