Aging and Mental Health
Friday's Progress Notes - October 25, 2005
Mental Health Information - Vol. 9 Issue 10
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CONTENTS
1. Online geriatric textbook
2. Ten disorders that may feature impaired memory and cognition
3. Alzheimer's Disease Caregiver Guide
4. Psychotherapy for late-life depression
5. Guidelines for psychological practice with older adults
6. Reporting elder abuse
7. Practical end-of-life psychiatry
8. Skills training for family caregivers
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America's aging population is a phenomenon that will have an ever-increasing impact on the delivery of healthcare services.
Today's newsletter focuses on issues related to caring for the mental health needs of older adults and their families.
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John L. Miller, MD
1.
AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
Geriatrics At Your Fingertips - 2006-2007 Edition
This online text is provided as a service to health care providers involved in the care of older persons. (Complimentary registration is required.)
http://www.geriatricsatyourfingertips.org/
2. POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE
Is It Alzheimer's Disease or Something Else?
Ten disorders that may feature impaired memory and cognition.
http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2005/05_05/barrett.htm
3. NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING
Alzheimer's Disease: Caregiver Guide
Research has shown that caregivers themselves often are at increased risk for depression and illness, especially if they do not receive adequate support from family, friends, and the community.
http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/alzcareguide.html
4. CLINICAL GERIATRICS
Psychiatry Rounds: When a Patient’s Denial Results in a Terminal Condition
Denial that persists to a pervasive extreme, resulting in the refusal to recognize an obvious medical problem, is pathologic.
https://www.hmpcommunications.com/cg/displayArticle.cfm?articleID=article5786
5. AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Older Adults
The guidelines are intended to assist psychologists and facilitate their work with older adults.
http://www.apa.org/pi/aging/guidelines_olderadults.pdf
6. AMERICAN MEDICAL WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION
Reporting Elder Abuse: A Medical, Legal, and Ethical Overview
Elder abuse is a growing public health problem in the United States.
http://www.amwa-doc.org/index.cfm
7. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY
Practical End-of-Life Psychiatry
Topics include treatment challenges at the end-of-life, ethical issues in geropsychiatry, and depression in the dying patient.
http://www.aagpgpa.org/prof/pdfs/clinicalView_v2n1.pdf
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Practical Skills Training for Family Caregivers
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