Category Archives: Depression

Help and Advice on Debt / Mental Ill-Health Double Whammy (BBC News / Mental Health UK)

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Help is available for persons struggling with combined mental health and money management / debt problems. Full Text Link Reference ‘I never thought I’d be alive to pay back my huge debt’. London: BBC Health News, July 6th 2018. … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged BBC Health News, Cycle of Mental Health and Money Problems, Debt Advice to Protect Mental Health, Links Between Mental Health and Money Problems, Managing Money and Debt: Mental Health and Money Advice, Mental Health and Money Advice, Mental Health UK, Money Advice Service, Money Management, Money Worries, National Debt Line, Personal Finance Issues, Personal Finances, Problem Debt, Problem Debt and Mental Health, Sarah Murphy: Mental Health UK | Leave a comment

National Guideline on Dementia Assessment, Management and Support for People Living With Dementia and Their Carers: NG97 (NICE)

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released a guideline covering the care (the assessment, management and support) of people living with dementia / Alzheimer’s Disease, and their families / carers. It replaces the older GG42 guideline. The main … Continue reading →

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Investigations Into the Early Signs, Symptoms and Family Experiences of Alzheimer’s Disease (BMJ Open / International Psychogeriatrics)

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A literature review analyses the sequence / timing of the early signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease. The authors distinguish between the early signs of late-onset Alzheimer’s Disease (LOAD) and those of early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease (EOAD). Full Text Link … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, Depression, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Aberrant Motor Behaviour, Acalculia, Agitation, Alexia, Anomia, Anosognosia, Anxiety, Apathy, Australia, BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Box Hill Hospital (Victoria), Cognitive Impairment, Conversion to Dementia From Prodromal Disease, Disinhibition, Early Detection of Preclinical Disease, Early Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease, Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease (EOAD), Early-Onset Dementia, Eastern Cognitive Disorders Clinic: Box Hill Hospital, Experiences, Experiences of the Transition to Dementia, Family and Caregiver Experiences, Family Members' Experiences of Pre-Diagnostic Phase of Dementia, Hallucination, Initial Onset and Diagnosis, Institute for Health Research: University of Bedfordshire, International Psychogeriatrics, Irritability, Late Onset Dementia, Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease, Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease (LOAD), Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences: University of Melbourne, Neuroscience Department: Box Hill Hospital, Olfactory Disturbances, Patient and Carer Experiences, Patient Experiences, Pre-Diagnostic Phase of Dementia, Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease, Preclinical Indicators in Alzheimer's Disease, Preclinical Phase of Dementia, Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease, School of Life Sciences: University of Hull, Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease, University of Bedfordshire, University of Hull, University of Melbourne, Weight Loss, Young Onset Dementia (YOD), Young-Onset Dementia | Leave a comment

On the Possible Advantages of Spiritual Coping Models for Improving Patient Wellbeing (Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An examination of evidence on the relationships between spirituality and improved personal resilience, the ability to overcome challenges and resulting quality of life outcomes. Full Text Link Reference Counted, V. Possamai, A. [and] Meade, T. (2018). Relational spirituality and … Continue reading →

Posted in Depression, For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest | Tagged Australia, Biopsychosocial Spirituality, Care Approaches to Spirituality and Dementia, Coping Mechanisms, Coping Strategies, Cultural Competence, Domains of QoL, Emotional and Personal Resilience, Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing, Geriatric Quality of Life-Dementia (GQOL-D) Scale, Happiness and Wellbeing, Health and Quality of Life, Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (Journal), Health and Quality of Life Variables, Health and Spirituality, Health and Wellbeing, Mental Well-Being, Personal Well-Being, Psychological Coping Skills, Psychological Wellbeing, Psychological Wellbeing for Patients with Long-Term Conditions, Quality of Life (QoL), Quality of Life Alzheimer’s Disease Scale (QoL-AD), Quality of Life Outcomes, Relational Spirituality, Resilience, Resilience and Vulnerability, Resilience to Dementia Disability and Frailty, School of Social Sciences and Psychology: Western Sydney University, Spirituality, Spirituality and Religion in the Culture of Medicine, Supporting Wellbeing Resilience and Independence, Wellbeing and Resilience Services, Wellbeing in Later Life, Wellbeing in Older People, Wellbeing Indexes, Wellness and Resilience, Western Sydney University | Leave a comment

Update on the Association Between Anticholinergics and Dementia Risk (BBC News / BMJ)

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A new statistical study has confirmed an association between use of certain anticholinergic drugs (commonly prescribed for the treatment of depression, Parkinson’s Disease and bladder problems) and a heightened risk of developing dementia. Other anticholinergics, taken to treat hay … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Alzheimer's Society, BBC News, Community Care, Depression, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Choices, Parkinson's Disease, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acetylcholine, Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs): Type A (Potentially Avoidable and Associated With Commonly Prescribed Medications), Anticholinergic Drugs, Anticholinergic Drugs and Dementia in Older Adults, Anticholinergic Drugs and Dementia Risk, Anticholinergics, Aston University, Behind the Headlines, BMJ, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Cambridge Institute of Public Health: University of Cambridge, Cumulative Anticholinergic Use (Dementia Risk Factor), Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Reduction, Dr James Prickett: Head of Research at Alzheimer's Society, Drug Side-Effects, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Indiana University, Modifiable Risk Factors, Newcastle University, Potentially Harmful Medications, Potentially Inappropriate Medications (PIM), Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing, Professor Martin Rossor: NIHR National Director for Dementia Research, Purdue University, Risk Factors, Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Diseease, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Strong Anticholinergics Association With Incident Dementia, University of Aberdeen, University of Cambridge, University of East Anglia, University of Pittsburgh, University of Washington, Urinary Incontinence | Leave a comment

Multi-Morbidity Re-Visited (BBC News / Academy of Medical Sciences)

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Academy of Medical Sciences has produced a report on the unprecedented burden of “multi-morbidity”, i.e. the clustering of two or more physical and mental health conditions in the same patient. This is a summary of emerging evidence on … Continue reading →

Systematic Review of Reminiscence Therapy for People With Dementia (Cochrane Database)

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A Cochrane Review of reminiscence therapy for dementia has been updated to reflect the latest evidence on the efficacy of this diverse group of interventions for people living with dementia and their carers. This review attempts to accommodate differences … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest, Wales | Tagged Agitation and Aggression, ALOIS: the Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group, Alternatives to Medication for Agitation, Anxiety, Apathy, Apathy / Indifference, Bangor University, Carer Well-Being, Cochrane Database, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Dementia Services Development Centre Wales: Bangor University, Dementia-Related Agitation, Effectiveness of Reminiscence Therapy, Group Reminiscence Therapy, Improving the Quality of Life for People With Dementia, Individual Reminiscence Therapy, People with Dementia in Care Homes, People With Dementia in Long-Term Care, People With Dementia Living in Care Homes, Professor Martin Orrell, Reducing Waste in Dementia Care, Reminiscence, Reminiscence Services, Reminiscence Therapy, Reminiscence Therapy for Dementia, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Thinking Like a Patient and Acting Like a Taxpayer | Leave a comment

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