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Mental Health of Aged
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Mental Health of Aged
Definition & diagnosis of anxiety, depression, alcoholism and abuse of medication. Looking at conditions such as dementia and Alzheimer's.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages) |
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1997
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"MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS IN AGING PATIENTSIntroduction
This research reviews literature related to mental health diagnoses in aging patients. Addressed in this review are anxiety, depression/suicide, alcoholism, prescription medication misuse/abuse, non Alzheimer's dementia, and Alzheimer's disease.
Anxiety
Clinical anxiety in elderly persons is defined within the context of feelings experienced by a person (Lane, Terry, & Karageorghis, 1995, pp. 1255-1266). At one level, anxiety is defined as a feeling of mingled dread and apprehension about a person's future where no specific cause for such dread and apprehension is present. At another level anxiety is defined as a chronic feeling of fear by a person. This feeling may be mild in intensity.."
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Mental Health of Aged (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Mental-Health-of-Aged/13089
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"Mental Health of Aged" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Mental-Health-of-Aged/13089>
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