Mental Health for Golden Years

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is an impairment in memory, language, thinking or judgement which is more than forgetfulness in normal aging, however not to the extent of affecting the activity of daily living and independence of the older person.

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Stress can be categorizes into three different types; acute stress, episodic stress and chronic stress.

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Introduction The most common mental health problem among the elderly is depression. 25 % of elderly people over 65 years can have depression.There are many reasons why you become depressed. It might be due to financial, social or physical losses. You may have a higher chance of developing depression if …

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Memory Problem Checklist (Answered by caregiver) Name of Caregiver :_____________________________ Date:______________________ Name of patient______________________________________ Sex : Male/Female Your relationship (caregiver) with patient: Partner/Adult child/Grandchildren/Friends/Other(specify):___________________ Answer the questions below to help decide whether the memory problems of the person you are looking after has early signs of dementia. See the box …

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Pengenalan Dementia adalah sejenis penyakit otak yang progresif. Ia boleh membawa kepada penurunan dalam menjalankan aktiviti harian dan boleh menyebabkan pesakit memerlukan penjagaan masa panjang. Sebahagian dari pesakit dementia kurang/tidak berupaya melakukan aktiviti-aktiviti harian. Mereka juga sukar untuk menyelesaikan masalah atau mengawal emosi. Berapa kerap berlakunya dementia? Kadar kekerapan dementia …

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Introduction The elderly often gets confused very easily. Confusion can occur suddenly (acute) or gradually (chronic). Confusional state can be caused by: Direct insult or injury to the brain such as head trauma, cerebrovascular disease, tumour. Indirect causes can be due to physical illness, infection, metabolic disturbances, intoxication, toxic or …

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Definition Epidemiology There is a tendency for you to ignore the psychological symptoms of anxiety as you tend to focus on the physical complaints. Anxiety in the elderly is as common as in the young. 10% of the elderly has symptoms of anxiety. What brings out anxiety are the stresses …

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Introduction Abuse of the elderly has emerged as an important and disturbing societal problem. Usually the frail and poor elderly are at higher risk of being abused. Abuse of elderly people is defined as the physical, sexual, psychological (emotional), social, financial maltreatment or other forms of abuse of an older …

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