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PRACTICE OVERVIEW:
Dr. Adams is a highly published author, professor and researcher in the
interface between psychological disorder and physical injury/disability.
In addition to his private Atlanta practice, Dr. Adams consults
nationally to physicians, nurses, attorneys, insurers, police
departments, school systems, risk-management organizations,
rehabilitations centers and
corporations
regarding the psychological factors involved in chronic pain, work-related injury,
disability,
depression, anxiety and sexual dysfunction. Dr. Adams
biography and
curriculum vitae are available as
downloads.
This website contains information about
psychological disorders
and
psychological treatment, as well
as accessing educational services, scheduling seminars, and joining his
discussion group.
Dr. Adams' clinical practice, Atlanta Medical Psychology, is
located in The Medical Quarters in Sandy Springs, the north side
of Atlanta, at the junction of Scottish Rite, Northside and Saint
Joseph's Hospitals.
If you are concerned that
you may be suffering from a depressive disorder, try our
self-examination. |
THIS WEEK'S FACTOID:
"...people who report less frequent
participation in social activities have a more rapid rate of motor
decline in old age...the rate of motor decline you get with 1 point on
the social-activity scale is equivalent to being 5 years older at
baseline. The differences in rate of decline...(is) not trivial.
...findings suggest that not only physical activity but cognitive
activity and now social activity are all part of an overall approach to
maintaining good health into older age. Loss of motor function occurs
commonly in aging. Studies by their group and others have shown that
physical activity slows the rate of motor decline in community-dwelling
elders, but accumulating evidence suggests a broader range of
activities, including social activity, are associated with health
benefits such as longevity, risk for dementia, and the rate of cognitive
decline.
Social activity was inversely associated with age, positively associated
with higher education, and more frequent among women than men.
Furthermore, this amount of motor decline per year was associated with a
more-than-40% increased risk of death and a 65% increased risk of
incident Katz disability.
The association between social activity and global motor decline was not
altered after adjustment for confounding factors, including late-life
physical and cognitive activity, disability, global cognition,
depressive symptoms, body composition, or other chronic medical
conditions." Arch Intern Med. 2009;169:1139-1146 (Past
Factoids) |
