The Over-Medication of Seniors

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This paper discusses the contemporary state of the health care system in terms of how some seniors are over-medicated by health practitioners, particularly when it comes to psychoactive drugs (i.e. antidepressants). In this research, the writer demonstrates a lack of accountability by the federal and provincial governments in terms of monitoring the use of medications in seniors.

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"According to the American Psychological Association, the definition of health psychology is the study of scientific relationships between behavioral principles and physical health and illness such as the role of environmental, psychosocial, or socio-cultural factors that may contribute to disease or its prevention; behavioral methods used in the diagnosis, treatment, or rehabilitation of individuals having physical disorders; and techniques that could reduce disease risk by modifying health beliefs, attitudes, or behaviors including decisions about using professional services."

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