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Category Archives: Depression
International Perspectives on the Possible Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown on Abuse of the Elderly (JGCR / American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry / JAGS)
Summary A selection of recent articles presents a surprising consensus on the issues in question, across disparate international regions. First, an article written from the context of India: Full Text Link Reference Rina, K. Maiti, T. Panigrahi, M. Patro, B. … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
Tagged Abuse Intervention / Prevention Model (AIM), Abuse of Vulnerable Adults, Ageism, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (Bhubaneswar; India), American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Wolverhampton; UK), Casual Ageism, Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion: VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine, Department of Department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Department of Family Medicine: University of Southern California, Department of Medicine: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Detecting Elder Abuse, Elder Abuse, Elder Abuse in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Era, Emotional Abuse, Estimated Global Prevalence of Elder Abuse, Financial Abuse, IMS and SUM Hospital (Bhubaneswar; India), India, Institutional Abuse, International Comparisons, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center: VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Negative Impact of Ageist Attitudes, Patterns of Abuse and Harm, Psychological Abuse, Risk Reduction, School of Gerontology: University of Southern California, United States, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Southern California, USA, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Wolverhampton
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Timeless Good Advice? (Action for Happiness)
Summary The secret to happiness, for challenging times? Simple and evidence-based. “Action for Happiness helps people take action for a happier and kinder world”. Full Text Link Reference Do Good December. [Online]: Action for Happiness, December 1st 2020. Aphorisms For … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
Tagged Action for Happiness, actionforhappiness.org, Active Coping Calendar for April 2020 (Action for Happiness), Altruistic August: Action for Happiness, Coping, Coping and Adjustment, Coping Mechanisms, Coping Strategies, Coping With Stress, Do Good December: Action for Happiness, Enabling Happiness, Eudemonic Wellbeing, Gnosticism, Happiness, Happiness and Wellbeing, Happiness in Old Age, Happiness Research, Joyful June 2020 - The World is in Crisis. Keep Calm, Jump Back July (Resilience): Action for Happiness, Mindfulness, Mindfulness for People With Dementia, Mindfulness Training, Mindfulness-Based Interventions, Mindfulness: Coping With Dementia, New Ways November: Action for Happiness, Optimistic October: Action for Happiness, Positive Psychology, Self-Care September: Action for Happiness, Stay Wise and Be Kind: Action for Happiness, Support and Coping Mechanisms
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Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (JGCR)
Summary Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (CAA) is characterised mainly by impaired perceptual speed, episodic memory, semantic memory, attention and executive function. It has much in common with global cognitive impairment, and diagnosis may overlap with that for Alzheimer’s Disease or other … Continue reading
Posted in Depression, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Mental Health, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
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SPACE Principles in the Care of People Living With Dementia (RCN)
Summary The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has produced a report outlining five principles (SPACE principles) underpinning the commitment to improve care for people with dementia and their families. This report is intended for use across a wide range of … Continue reading
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Evidence on the Potential of the Arts for Improving Mental and Physical Health and Wellbeing (WHO)
Summary The World Health Organization has published an evidence review broadly supportive of the notion that engaging with the arts is beneficial for mental and physical wellbeing. In addition to being able to help prevent ill health (physical and mental) … Continue reading
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Tagged Aesthetic Engagement, Animations, Arts Activities in Emergency Settings, Arts and Mental Wellbeing, Arts and Music in Dementia, Arts and Social Activities, Arts Engagement, Arts Practices in Healthcare, Arts Therapies, Attending Literary Festivals, Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), Cognitive Stimulation, Cognitive Stimulation and Lifestyle, Community Arts Programmes, Community-Based Arts and Health interventions, Concerts, Crafts, Creative Arts, Creative Arts for Dementia, Creativity, Creativity and Artistic Appreciation in Dementia, Cultural Arts Interventions, Cultural Arts Interventions in Dementia Care, Cultural Engagement, Culture, Dance, Dance / Movement Therapy, Dementia and Imagination, Dementia-Focussed Arts Activities, Design, Digital Arts, Dr Piroska Östlin: WHO Regional Director for Europe, Engagement With the Creative Arts by Older People, Evaluation of Arts-Based Interventions, Evocation of Emotion, Exercise Activities, Film, Galleries, Health Behaviours, Health Benefits of Arts Engagement, Health Evidence Network (HEN), Immune System, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care: University College London, Involvement of the Imagination, Literature, Multi-Sensory Stimulation, Multisensory Stimulation, Museums, Music, Online Arts, Painting, Performing Arts, Photography, Physical Activity, Physical Exercise, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Reading, Referral Mechanisms From Health and Social Care to Community Arts Programmes, Reminiscence and Sensory Stimulation, Sensory Activation, Sensory Stimulation, Singing, Social Integration, Social Interaction, Social Prescribing, Theatre, Visual Arts, WHO European Region, WHO Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization (WHO), Writing
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