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What is the connection between sleep, race, ethnicity, and health disparities? What is being done to reduce these disparities? Dr. Michael Grandner provides an overview of sleep health disparities research.
Dr. Jordan Karp, chair of psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, was quoted in a CNN article discussing the insufficient focus on mental health in older adults.
"Good Sleep Habits May Improve Weight Loss Efforts, Study Suggests" - Preliminary findings from a study presented at the American Heart Association's conference suggest that individuals with good sleep habits are more likely to stick to exercise and diet plans when trying to lose weight compared to those with poor sleep health. Michael Grandner, the director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona, says the study highlights the connection between sleep and weight management strategies.
A clinical trial including a researcher in the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s Department of Psychiatry found that adding the medication aripiprazole to the antidepressant being taken by older patients with difficult-to-treat depression improved participant well-being and resulted in higher depression remission rates. The paper, “Antidepressant Augmentation versus Switch in Treatment-Resistant Geriatric Depression,” was published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The OPTIMUM study found that adding a medication, rather than switching medications, may help older adults with treatment-resistant depression.
The goal of the conference is to improve patient outcomes by sharing knowledge with primary care providers and others interested in mental health concerns.
Dr. Michael Grandner, who serves as the director of the Sleep and Health Research Program in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson and also holds the position of director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson, has been honored with the Richard Bootzin Mid-Career Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award by the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine.
New research suggests that sticking to a consistent sleeping routine may help keep your arteries clear as you age. Conversely, older adults who slept for a varying number of hours each night and tended to fall asleep at different times were more likely to develop hardening of the arteries, which can lead to heart attack or stroke. Michael Grandner, PhD, MTR, CBSM, FAASM, director of the Sleep and Health Research Program and associate professor at the College of Medicine – Tucson, was not involved in the study but was quoted.
In this video, Department of Psychiatry Professor and Chair Dr. Jordan Karp discusses the upcoming Psychiatry for Non-Psychiatrists conference.