At stake at the end of life are human rights to dignity, autonomy, self-determination and respect for will and preferences, equitable access to quality health care that is needs-based, and respect for family and relationships. Older people with dementia, those with serious mental illness, and ...
Let’s start with a clarification. In the field of mental health and aging, “older adults” generally refers to people aged 65 and older. The article, however, focuses onADHDdiagnoses in adults between 30 and 64. While that’s an interesting and worthwhile topic, ...
Importantly, the research also found that people who had used mental health services in the past would be more likely to use them again in the future. "What this suggests is that the use of mental health services is a positive experience and if we can get people to that first appointment ...
Falls are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in older people and the risk of falling is exacerbated by mental health conditions. Existing reviews have focused on people with dementia and cognitive impairment, but not those with other mental health conditions or in mental health settings. T...
relationship inolder adultsin the United States. Older people are especially vulnerable to mental health issues such as depression, which has been shown to increase the risk of cognitive decline and dementia. They are also less likely to receive treatment to manage their mental health conditions. ...
This external perception of older adults could be internalized by them as a sense of self-perceived uselessness, leading to poor health and high mortality (Zhao et al. 2017). More importantly, the law of the jungle could lead to mental illness in older people of the Confucian context, ...
Acute Older People's Mental Health (OPMH) liaison services provide mental health care to people being treated for physical health conditions in general hospitals. The co-occurrence of mental and physical health problems is very common among these patients, often leading to poorer health outcomes ...
Moreover, harsh conditions of confinement coupled with the negative effects of a criminal lifestyle may contribute to 'accelerated aging' in this population. Indeed, many prisoners develop health problems that are more commonly seen among people who are up to ten years older. Correctional ...
Frequency of conditions associated with declines in intrinsic capacity according to a screening tool in the context of integrated care for older people. J Frailty Aging. 2021;10:94–102. https://doi.org/10.14283/jfa.2020.42. Article PubMed Google Scholar Beard JR, Si Y, Liu Z, Chenoweth ...
unmet mental health care needs from a clinical perspective. Despite the existence of UHC in Japan, this study aimed to explore the factors related to the non-utilization of formal mental health care systems among middle-aged and older people with urgent, unaware, and unmet mental health care ...