Mental Health of Older People

Follow the links below to find information on mental health issues for older people.

Updated May 2009

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Title:   Social activities
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs
Description:   Social contact is an important part of life for everyone. It may involve meeting or having contact with your family, friends, social group or club on a regular basis.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   60s to 70s: a few aches and pains
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   There may be health issues emerging now, including chronic pain, which places limitations on your ability to stay active, shop and prepare meals.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for older people with hip fractures
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Hip fracture is a serious injury in older people and can contribute to their death or loss of independence. Normally surgery is performed and followed by care in a ward under the supervision of orthopaedic staff. Additional rehabilitation within the hos...
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Grief and older people
Publisher:   RealTime Health Pty. Ltd.
Description:   Online videos and DVD's of the personal stories and patient experiences of grief in older people.
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Heart surgery in later years
Publisher:   RealTime Health Pty. Ltd.
Description:   Online videos and DVD's of the personal stories and patient experiences of people who have undergone heart surgery in their later years.
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Parkinson's disease late onset
Publisher:   RealTime Health Pty. Ltd.
Description:   Online videos and DVD's of the personal stories and patient experiences of people with late onset Parkinson's disease.
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Occupational therapy
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Occupational therapists assist people to overcome various limitations in order to live more independent lives. They work in many environments including schools, nursing homes, hospitals and workplaces.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Accommodation advice - special needs
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Older people can get advice about accommodation from the Aged Care Assessment Services (ACAS). Younger people with a disability can also use ACAS to gain access to the services they need such as aged care services, health services and other community support services.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Healthy ageing - stay involved
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Social interaction and meeting people is important after retirement, when the social contact that comes with being in the workforce is gone. Sometimes factors like low income, reduced physical mobility due to illness, or lack of appropriate transport can leave some people at home alone with nothing much to do. But there are lots of ways to stay involved in the wider community.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Aged
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   Older people are more likely to have complex needs. It is important that there are partnerships between themselves and the health professionals who care for them.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Pathways home
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Pathways Home is a program that the Australian Government funds under the 2003-08 Australian Health Care Agreements.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Report to the Minister for Ageing on residential care and people with psychogeriatric disorders
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The delivery of appropriate care for people with more severe psychogeriatric disorders that result in behaviours that place either themselves or others at risk is a significant challenge.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Aged Care Homes Services
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Information on the services available through aged care homes.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Women's health policy and program development in Australia: Student Factsheet
Publisher:   Women's Health Queensland Wide Inc
Description:   Outlines the development of the National Women's Health Policy, National Women's Health Program and the Queensland Women's Health Policy.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Infection control strategies for preventing the transmission of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in nursing homes for older people
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   MRSA is a bacterium that can cause infection in patients, particularly those who are in hospital. MRSA is now becoming a problem for older people (residents) who live in nursing homes. Nursing homes are ideal places for MRSA to spread: the residents liv...
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Seniors teaching seniors about medicines
Publisher:   National Prescribing Service
Description:   Interviews with two peer educators about what seniors want to know about medicines and the common gaps in their knowledge.
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Prostate cancer - Should I be tested?
Publisher:   Australian Prostate Cancer Collaboration
Description:   Before deciding to have a test, you need to understand a little more about prostate cancer, the tests and the treatment.
Date:   Apr 2005
Title:   Interventions to support the decision-making process for older people facing the possibility of long-term residential care
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The decision to enter long-term care is a major life event for older people. It is usually made at a time of crisis and vulnerability, and there is often pressure to make the decision quickly. How the decision is made may affect older people's adjustmen...
Date:   Mar 2005
Title:   Decision making tool: Responding to issues of restraint in aged care
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This document has been developed to assist staff and management in residential aged care facilities to make informed decisions in relation to the use or non use of restraint, in responding to behaviours of concern
Date:   Nov 2004
Title:   Ageing - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   In Western society the over 65s are the most rapidly expanding age group.
Date:   Oct 2004
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