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Dementia care: keeping intact and in touch; a search for occupational therapy interventions
- Author:
- CONROY M. Catherine
- Publisher:
- Avebury
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 250p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Looks at the contribution of occupational therapy to the care of people with dementia. Illustrates different approaches and activities and looks at how to evaluate their effectiveness.
Sad screening
- Authors:
- MOTTRAM Pat, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 4.12.96, 1996, pp.38-39.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Depression in older people is both common and serious. The authors explain the nurse's role in recognising the condition and referring for treatment.
Mental health services for rural elderly: innovative service strategies
- Authors:
- CHALIFOUX Zona, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 32(5), October 1996, pp.463-480.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Reviews issues in planning and delivering mental health services to rural dwelling elderly in the United States of America. First, comparative data on the prevalence of mental illness among rural elderly, and the availability and accessibility of mental health services in rural areas are presented to provide a basis for subsequent discussion. Next, several strategies for improving the development and delivery of geriatric mental health services to rural areas are discussed. These include: increasing the number and quality of rural mental health providers; adapting for developing diagnostic techniques to improve case identification among rural elderly; providing culturally sensitive mental health services; strengthening informal and formal care linkages in rural communities; developing innovative service delivery models building upon the strengths of rural settings; and emphasizing fluidity as well as continuity in treatment models.
Personal view: depression in older people: what does the future hold?
- Author:
- WARNER James P.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 11(9), September 1996, pp.831-835.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Demographic, economic and social changes over the next few decades are likely to have a significant effect on the care of the elderly. This personal view, from a United Kingdom perspective, examines some of these changes and assesses the impact they may have on the prevalence and treatment of depression in older people. Strategies for minimising the marginalisation of this group are discussed.
Long-term agreement
- Authors:
- MOTTRAM Pat, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 4.12.96, 1996, pp.40-41.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
The authors discuss factors that disrupt compliance with treatment in older people with depression and suggest how these may be overcome.
Cognitive therapy for depression in the elderly
- Authors:
- KODER Deborah-Anne, BRODATY Henry, ANSTEY Kaarin J.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 11(2), February 1996, pp.97-107.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reviews the applicability for older patients of cognitive (CT) and cognitive-behavioural (CBT) therapies for depression, now well established for clinical populations aged less than 65 years. The review looks at eighteen English language articles published to the end of 1994. Outcome data from seven studies indicate that CT is clearly more effective than no therapy or placebo, though prediction of success is uncertain. The review, though limited, concludes that CT is an effective intervention for depression in older people and recommends strategies for further research to enable more accurate targeting of therapy.
Memory maintenance groups in the community
- Author:
- GREGORY Susan
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 59(1), January 1996, pp.25-26.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Describes the use of memory maintenance groups for people in the early stages of dementia who are living at home. The aims of the groups changed to meet client need.
Death duties
- Author:
- COHEN Phil
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 18.1.96, 1996, p.19.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The hospice movement has strongly denied claims it shows preferential treatment to client groups which attract funding easily. Investigates whether elderly people are being neglected as a result.
Alcohol and aging
- Authors:
- MELLOR M. Joanna, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 25(1/2), 1996, pp.71-89.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Alcohol abuse among older persons is not a new phenomenon, although for many years little attention has been given to this problem by health and social service staff. Recently, there is increased awareness of and sensitivity to the extent and nature of alcohol abuse among the older U.S. population, its diagnosis and treatment. Discusses definitions of alcohol abusing older people and strategies for dealing with the situation.
Randomised controlled trial of effect of intervention by psychogeriatric team on depression in frail elderly people at home
- Authors:
- BANERJEE Sube, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 26.10.96, 1996, pp.1058-1061.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Investigates the efficacy of intervention by a psychogeriatric team in the treatment of depression in elderly disabled people receiving home care from their local authority.