Internet Use and Mental Health among Older Adults in China: Beneficial for Those Who Lack of Intergenerational Emotional Support or Suffering from Chronic Diseases?INTERNET usersMENTAL healthCHRONIC diseasesIn the 21st century, the rapid growth of the Internet has presented a significant avenue for ...
A recentNew York Timesarticle grabbedattentionwith its provocative headline:“A.D.H.D. Diagnoses Are Surging Among Older Americans.”At first glance, this seems like an important story about mental health and aging. But if you dig deeper, you’ll see the headline does...
Several validated assessment measures to screen for the most prevalent mental health disorders in older adults are presented. The psychological interventions being used to treat mental health problems among older adults are described....
Older adultsMental healthCOVID-19Social isolationNigeriaThis research examined the mental health challenges of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria using interpretive phenomenology. The consequences of these challenges on the quality of life of older people were also explored. The ...
Stigma associated with having a mental illness has a negative influence on attitudes and intentions toward seeking mental health services among older adults with depression, particularly African American elders. Interventions to target internalized stigma are needed to help engage this population in ...
older adults in the world and the United States. The major mental health issues in older adults include depression, anxiety, loneliness, and social isolation. Depression is considered one of the most common mental health issues among this population; however, the prevalence could be underestimated...
More information:Adithya Vegaraju et al, Urban green and blue spaces and general and mental health among older adults in Washington state: Analysis of BRFSS data between 2011-2019,Health & Place(2023).DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103148 ...
Internet Use and Mental Health among Older Adults in China: Beneficial for Those Who Lack of Intergenerational Emotional Support or Suffering from Chronic Diseases? 2024, International Journal of Mental Health Promotion Development and Initial Validation of the Contemporary Chinese Familism Scale 2024, Cu...
Mental health challenges are highly significant among older individuals. However, the non-utilization of mental health services increases with age. Although universal health coverage (UHC) was reported to reduce unmet health care needs, it might not be s
mental health of older adults. There is no unanimous conclusion on the impact of employment on the mental health of the elderly in the existing research, which can be roughly divided into two kinds of views: one kind of view holds that employment promotes the mental health of the elderly. ...