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Mental Health Issues among older people - Coggle Diagram
Mental Health Issues among older people
Ageing and its Prevalence: International and National
Commonly Under-Identified Mental Health Issues in Older Adults
• Anxiety (WHO, 2023)
• Dementia (WHO, 2023) which is the second leading cause of death in Australia (Lind et al., 2020)
• Depression (WHO, 2023)
• Schizophrenia (Lind et al., 2020)
• Suicide -27.2% global suicide (WHO, 2023)
Mental Health Challenges in the Elderly: Prevalence: International and National
Societal Reasons
Stigma and stereotypes
Lack of Awareness
Inadequate Training in Geriatric Mental Heath
Health care system Limitation
Socio economic Factor
Individual Reasons
Normalization of symptoms
Normalization of symptoms
Fear of losing Independence
communication Barries
cognitive decline
Isolation
Depression : Dementia
ISSUE 1
Understanding Depression and its prevalence: International and National
ISSUE 2
Understanding Demenia and its prevalence: International and National
Strategies to mitigate the impact of under identification on the mental well-being and overall health outcomes of older adults.
Increased Mental Health Screening
Training for Healthcare Professionals
Community Outreach programs
Destigmatization effort
Mini Mental Status Examination
cultural competency and person-centered communication training
Senior connecting program
G'day line
Mind spot for seniors