PPT-Depression in Older Adults

A RAFT Presentation Statistics About Depression and Older Adults An estimated 7 million of the nations 39 million adults aged 65 years and older are affected by depression but only 10 receive treatment. Sept 13, 2016. ___________. Presented by. Sally King, MSW, LCSW, LSCSW, RYT 200. Depression today is the single most underdiagnosed and undertreated of all mental illnesses . . 1 in 4 Americans will experience an episode of clinical depression in their lifetime.. Jane Menzies, Assistant Head of Social Services. Norrie Moane, Operations Manager, Signpost / CHL. Why are we having this discussion?. The vision. The challenges. The role of services in achieving. Why do this?. UK Physical Activity Guidelines. UK-wide . Global evidence of the health benefits . Life course . Recommended amount for health benefit. Why do we need guidelines for older adults?. Physical . activity levels are . What is it? . An assessment of the risks . climate change poses to human health in the United . States . An Interagency product of the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). Part of the ongoing National Climate Assessment (NCA) process. 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 . 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.” . 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 . in Primary Care. Randall Espinoza, MD, MPH. Clinical Professor and. Muriel Harris Chair of Geriatric Psychiatry. Department of Psychiatry and . Biobehavioral. Sciences. Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. 2020. AAA National Survey Report. Conducted every three years since 2008 with funding through US Administration on Aging. Snapshot of the evolving AAA role in the planning, development, coordination and delivery of aging and other home and community-based services . Tier 3. Anxiety disorder. Anxiety, although experienced by most people, does not usually develop into an anxiety disorder. Transient anxiety is normal, however when anxiety starts to affect daily life this indicates a problem. . 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. Jennifer M Hall, DO. Geriatric Psychiatrist. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Larner College of Medicine UVM. @JenniferMHallDO. 1. @JenniferMHallDO. 2. Learning Objectives. Recognize signs & symptoms of delirium, dementia and depression in older adults.. 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.