PPT-Loneliness & Older Adults

What is loneliness like for older adults Being Alone Loneliness defined Loneliness is the subjective feeling of being alone It is the distress that results from discrepancies between ideal and perceived social relationships . Christina Victor,. School of Health Sciences & Social Care,. Brunel . University. E-mail. : . Christina.Victor@brunel.ac.uk. 2. Presentation overview. What is loneliness?. Why is loneliness important?. Shawn M Lang, Director of Public Policy. CT AIDS Resource Coalition. HIV/AIDS and Older Adults. What are HIV and AIDS?. H. uman . I. mmunodeficiency . V. irus. A. cquired. . I. mmunodeficiency . D. Part 2. Loneliness - the feeling that it is . solely. up to . me. to take . care. of me because . no. . one. . else. will.. There . was a man all . alone. ; . he had neither son nor brother. . There was no end to his toil, . Research Hub. 23 January 2015. Agenda. 13.30 – 14.00 . Arrivals . & Coffee. 14.00 – . 14.25. Welcome & Introductions. 14.25 . – . 15.05. . The . Behavioural Insights . Team & Public . Sharing the Experience. Ms. Lorna Kenny. Dr.. Siobhan O’Sullivan. Prof . Cathal. O’Connell. Introduction. Collaboration between UCC and Respond! Housing association. Funded by the Irish Research Council . IN ALAMEDA COUNTY. . March 2016. DEMOGRAPHICS &. SOCIAL DETERMINANTS . OF HEALTH. Age Distribution of Population . in Alameda County. Source: US Census Bureau, 1980 and 2010. Age Pyramid, 1980. B. Renee Dugger, DNP, RN, . GCNS-BC*. *. Special acknowledgement and thanks to Meredith Wallace PhD, APRN, A/GNP-BC and the Geriatric Nursing Education Consortium (GNEC. ) for resources utilized for this presentation . Melissa Mattson . and . Diane Mortimer. Objective 1. List at least three ways recovery from traumatic brain injury (TBI) differs between older and younger adults. . How is TBI different in older adults?. Deborah Hasin, Ph.D.. Frederic C. Blow, Ph.D.. SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG OLDER ADULTS:. AN EMERGING PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. Title page. Today’s Broadcast. Present the latest research on:. High-risk drinking and alcohol use disorders among those 55 and older (Dr. Deborah Hasin). INTRODUCTION. Older adults comprise a major portion of the population. For dentistry, older adults are retaining more teeth which means providing treatment for them is a separate entity. A knowledge about the aging changes in the . A RAFT Presentation . Statistics About Depression and Older Adults. An estimated 7 million of the nation’s 39 million adults aged 65 years and older are affected by depression, but only 10% receive treatment.. Tier 3. Psychosis. What is psychosis?. ‘Some loss of contact with reality’. This might involve hallucinations or delusions’ (NHS). Hallucinations – hearing voices/ seeing things/ sensation that someone is touching them/ experiencing smells that are not there. Sharon A. Matthew . LPC,CCS,ACRPS,CSAT, CMAT. Objectives. To educate on the myths about mental health in older adults . Statistics on prevalence of mental health disorders in adults. To understand common problems addressed in treatment with older adults. Tier 2 . Eating disorder . An eating disorder is when the person has an unhealthy attitude to food which can over their life and make them ill.. It can involve eating too much or too little, and/ or becoming obsessed with their body and shape.