A fact that surprised me is the fact that more than 50 percent of older adults think that depression is just something that everyone goes through. They believe that when you become old, you go through changes. The clinical diagnosis is Depression. (Mental Health,...
One of the most surprising and unsettling facts I encountered was in Cruikshank’s discussion of the adverse side effects of medication. According to her, a shocking number of Americans are harmed, severely injured, or even die due to medication reactions, particularly...
One fact that most surprised me in the readings was Cruikshank’s claim that older adults automatically become reliant on pharmaceuticals, sometimes without even thinking whether the medication is necessary in the first place (Cruikshank, 2009). What was surprising for...
There were multiple things I learned this week while reading Aronson and Cruikshank. Cruikshank (2003) framed the aging population as a growing market for pharmaceuticals, and it makes sense considering that according to her research older adults make up 35-46% of...
The most shocking fact about medication and older adults is that adverse effects from drugs are among the most significant dangers in society, often leading to death and injury. According to Cruikshank 2013), over 100,000 Americans die each year from adverse drug...
