Dr. R. Sean Morrison: “Many Americans Face Pain, Depression in Their Final Year”
For a growing number of Americans, the final year of life is marked by pain, depression and other distressing symptoms, a new study finds. Experts said the study, published Feb. 2 in Annals of Internal Medicine, highlights disturbing shortcomings in the U.S. health care system. "I think the findings are very valid, but the conclusions about what they mean are not," said Sean Morrison, MD, who directs the Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute at Mount Sinai’s Icahn School of Medicine in New York City. "I think you'd see a high prevalence of these symptoms if you looked at older adults' last two years of life, or last three, or last five," Morrison said. Learn more
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