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Elderly Mental Health Concerns: education

Elderly Mental Health Concerns: education.Rates of education have been increasing in many countries of the developing world and should continueto rise. Literacy rates vary from country tocountry. In the poorest countries more than two-thirds of the population are functionally illiterate, with higher rates of literacy among younger members of the population. Illiteracy is almost always […]

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Forces influencing the mental health of the elderly

Forces influencing the mental health of the elderly Phenomena throughout the world may impinge upon the mental health of the elderly directly and/or through mediating variables such as family care. For example, war and displacement may directly contribute to psychiatric morbidity, including psychoses,behavioral disturbances, substance abuse and suicide among the elderly and also limit the […]

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non organic mental health disorders

non organic mental health disorders. Data on non-organic disorders specifically among the aged in countries of the developing world are limited. The studies reviewed below describe the burden of non-organic mental health problems among adult populations (often including the elderly) and elderly populations in the developing world.Even in adult populations, few studies are comparable because […]

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Mental Health Issues in the Elderly

MENTAL HEALTH OF THE ELDERLY In the absence of many rigorous large-scale epidemiological studies examining mental healthamong the elderly in Africa, Asia (with the exception of China) and Latin America, we include mainly small studies in this review. Comparisons among thesesmall-scale studies are difficult because they differ interms of purpose (i.e. measuring different types of […]

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mental health disorders in the elderly population

The mental health of the world's elderly is an increasingly important issue as the numbers of aged grow at unprecedented rates. Most discussion of demographics regarding countries in the developing world has traditionally focused on issues, such as high birth rates and low life expectancies, relating tonon-elderly parts of the populations rather than on issues […]

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mental health disorders schizophrenia articles:Risk factor for mental disorders

mental health disorders schizophrenia articles:Risk factor for mental disorders.The first hypothesis explored whether those who have had direct experience with schizophrenia demonstrate a better overall understanding of the illness, as it is currently explained by mental health professionals. Direct experience was not found to cause significant improvements in overall understanding. However, having suffered from the […]

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THE USE OF MEDICATION to Mental Health As a general rule, medication should only be given under supervision, monitoring and regular review. This is to ensure that the efficacy of the medication is maximised and the side effects managed. The individual’s mental state should also be monitored so that the dosage of the medication can be […]

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The history of physical treatment in mental health care

THE HISTORY OF PHYSICAL TREATMENT The history of physical treatment in mental health care settings can be argued as one of violent and unpleasant sufferings. Mentally ill patients were believed to have been possessed by devils or bewitched. Blood letting, purging, blistering and cold baths, for example, were often normal remedies as these interventions were thought to […]

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Art Therapy Group Ideas for Mental Health

Art Therapy Group Ideas for Mental Health.ART THERAPY/ART PSYCHOTHERAPY Art therapy today is strongly influenced by psychodynamic psychotherapy. A nondirective approach is emphasised. In an art therapy session, the client uses the time to work on a piece of art of their choosing: painting, drawing or model making, for example. This may be a new piece […]

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dsm iv diagnosis codes for mental health

The Recent DSMs-III, III-R, AND IV As already noted, there has been considerable activity in recent years in forming new psychiatric diagnostic systems. Three revised diagnostic manuals have been published in just 14 years. Furthermore, these manuals were considerably larger than their predecessors, and the approach and methods for producing them differed in important ways. […]

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