Mental Health of Older People

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

Reviewed September 2011

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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:   Oct 2011
Title:   Antipsychotic drugs for elderly people with late-onset schizophrenia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A significant proportion of the world's growing elderly population suffers from schizophrenia that started very late in life. Antipsychotic drugs are often used to treat this distressing and severe illness. In this review we attempted to find good quali...
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Accommodation advice - aged care
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Older people can get advice about accommodation from the Aged Care Assessment Services (ACAS). Younger people with a disability needing residential aged care may be assessed by ACAS if more age-appropriate accommodation is not available through Disability Services.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Infection control strategies for preventing the spread 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 people, 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 live ...
Date:   May 2011
Title:   Social activities
Publisher:   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:   May 2011
Title:   Managing delirium in older patients
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Delirium is an acute syndrome characterised by altered levels of consciousness, attention and cognitive function.
Date:   Feb 2011
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:   Jan 2011
Title:   Older people
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:   Jul 2010
Title:   There is no available evidence to support the use of any form of carbohydrate to improve cognitive performance in older adults with normal or mild cognitive impairment.
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Carbohydrates consist of sugars, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides. These components are found in a large range of foods in the diet and have variable effects on digestion, blood sugar levels, and impacts on health. Despite the evidence accumulated...
Date:   Jul 2010
Title:   Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adults admitted to hospital
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This review investigates whether specialist, organised and co-ordinated geriatric care (normally referred to as comprehensive geriatric assessment or CGA) is better for patient outcomes than conventional care in a hospital setting. There is a clear and...
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Ageing - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Ageing brings with it some inevitable restrictions, particularly regarding fitness and mobility, but medical advice should be sought if certain symptoms occur.
Date:   Oct 2009
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:   Jul 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 of older patients 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 & 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:   Effects of memory training in healthy older adults and older adults with mild cognitive impairment
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is an increasing interest in information on the effectiveness of cognitive training interventions to improve memory in normal and mildly cognitively impaired older adults (60 years and older). We analyzed all cognitive interventions between 1970 a...
Date:   Jan 2009
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:   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

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