Add to ORKGThe purpose of this presentation will be to raise awareness about increasing numbers of individuals who are aging with serious, chronic mental health disorders as well as those who will develop neurocognitive disorders and discuss the implications for family caregivers, healthcare providers, and senior support services. Approximately 20% of all adults are diagnosed with a mental illness in their lifetime and 1:25 have a severe chronic disorder (NAMI, 2020). The population over 60 years between 2015-2050 is predicted to increase from 900 million to 2 billion (WHO, 2020). Twenty percent of 2 billion individuals with a very unique set of needs.The audience will learn the American Psychiatric Association criteria for Depression, Schizophrenia, ...
Depression is the most common emotional disorder of advanced age (Blazer, 1989; Phifer & Murrell, 1...
Background: In older adults (aged 60 years and above), mental health problems are gaining public hea...
Mental health concerns in later life are important for providing healthcare and developing sound pub...
People are progressively ageing all over the world, and it is estimated that the number of persons a...
- Demographic changes in industrialised societies are producing a rising proportion of older people....
Focuses on the emergence of public health crisis in the U.S. in connection with the projected increa...
People are living longer, and in better health, than in any prior point in history, with far-reachin...
Depression is often difficult to diagnose in the elderly. Elders and their families may misinterpret...
Fully updated and revised, this new edition of a highly successful text provides students, clinician...
Until relatively recently, most psychologists have had limited professional involvement with older a...
thesisAn important need in this country has been identified as the lack of mental health services de...
Although public health is often conceptualized only as the prevention of physical illness, recent da...
Mentally healthy people have the ability to respond to others, to love and be loved, and to cope wit...
OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between mental illness and chronic physical conditions in old...
The Benevolent Society has released the seventh in its series of community aged care Researc...
Depression is the most common emotional disorder of advanced age (Blazer, 1989; Phifer & Murrell, 1...
Background: In older adults (aged 60 years and above), mental health problems are gaining public hea...
Mental health concerns in later life are important for providing healthcare and developing sound pub...
People are progressively ageing all over the world, and it is estimated that the number of persons a...
- Demographic changes in industrialised societies are producing a rising proportion of older people....
Focuses on the emergence of public health crisis in the U.S. in connection with the projected increa...
People are living longer, and in better health, than in any prior point in history, with far-reachin...
Depression is often difficult to diagnose in the elderly. Elders and their families may misinterpret...
Fully updated and revised, this new edition of a highly successful text provides students, clinician...
Until relatively recently, most psychologists have had limited professional involvement with older a...
thesisAn important need in this country has been identified as the lack of mental health services de...
Although public health is often conceptualized only as the prevention of physical illness, recent da...
Mentally healthy people have the ability to respond to others, to love and be loved, and to cope wit...
OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between mental illness and chronic physical conditions in old...
The Benevolent Society has released the seventh in its series of community aged care Researc...
Depression is the most common emotional disorder of advanced age (Blazer, 1989; Phifer & Murrell, 1...
Background: In older adults (aged 60 years and above), mental health problems are gaining public hea...
Mental health concerns in later life are important for providing healthcare and developing sound pub...