Let's not wait till it's broke: Interventions to maintain and enhance mental health in late life.

1995 ◽  
pp. 183-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elinor Waters
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Late Life

scholarly journals The National Institute of Mental Health: Research Agenda and Priorities in Geriatrics and Aging

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 621-621
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Necka
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Behavioral Science ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Mental Health Research ◽  
Preclinical Research ◽  
Affective Science ◽  
Prevention Interventions

Abstract The Geriatrics and Aging Processes Research Branch of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) supports research on the etiology, pathophysiology, and trajectory of late life mental disorders. The branch encourages research using neuroscience, cognitive and affective science, and social and behavioral science to translate basic and preclinical research to clinical research. The branch prioritizes research that investigates neuropsychiatric disorders of aging, how they interact with neurodevelopment/neurodegeneration, and how to assess, treat, and prevent them. Of particular interest is research on social isolation and suicide. Suicide prevention research is an urgent priority: NIMH’s portfolio includes projects aimed at identifying those at risk for suicide, understanding causes of suicide risk, developing suicide prevention interventions, and testing the effectiveness of these interventions and services in real-world settings. In this talk, a NIMH program official will discuss the NIMH research agenda in the domain of late-life mental illness, social isolation, and suicide.

MIND-Body Interventions for Late-Life Mental Health and Cognition

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. S5-S6
Author(s):  
Gabriela Torres-Platas ◽  
Soham Rej ◽  
Akshya Vasudev ◽  
Helen Lavretsky
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Late Life

An examination of the quality of late-life depression websites on the Internet (Preprint)

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teaghan Pryor ◽  
Kristin Reynolds ◽  
Paige Kirby ◽  
Matthew Bernstein
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Mental Health Literacy ◽  
Late Life ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Late Life Depression ◽  
Mental Health Information

BACKGROUND The Internet can increase the accessibility of mental health information and improve the mental health literacy of older adults. The quality of mental health information on the Internet can be inaccurate or biased, leading to misinformation OBJECTIVE This study’s objectives were to evaluate the quality, usability, and readability of websites providing information concerning depression in later life. METHODS Websites were identified through a Google search, and evaluated by assessing quality (DISCERN), usability (Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool; PEMAT) and readability (Simple Measure of Gobbledygook; SMOG). RESULTS The overall quality of late-life depression websites (N = 19) was moderate, usability was low, and readability was poor. No significant relationship was found between quality and readability of websites. CONCLUSIONS Websites can be improved by enhancing information quality, usability, and readability related to late-life depression. The use of high-quality websites may improve mental health literacy and shared treatment decision-making for older adults.

Late-Life Depression and Mental Health Services in Primary Care

2002 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 134-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Banazak Wagenaar ◽  
Maureen A. Mickus ◽  
Kris A. Gaumer ◽  
Christopher C. Colenda
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Late Life Depression

Rebooting Late-Life Mental Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship With Convergence Science

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 591-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Smith ◽  
Rhoda Au ◽  
Maia Mossé ◽  
Helen Lavretsky ◽  
Malcolm Forbes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Health Innovation ◽  
Innovation And Entrepreneurship

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF RETIREMENT TIMING ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF HISPANICS COMPARED TO NON-HISPANIC WHITES LIVING IN THE U.S.

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S130-S130
Author(s):  
Antonia E Diaz-Valdes Iriarte
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cultural Sensitivity ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Productive Aging ◽  
Retirement Age ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Retirement Timing ◽  
Health And Well Being

Abstract In the context of an aging society, where the proportion of older adults is rapidly increasing, ensuring healthier longer lives is key for individuals, families, policy makers and the population as a whole. In this context the productive aging framework has gained increased importance. There is evidence showing that engagement is related to late-life well-being and health (i.e., Hinterlong, 2006; Everard et al, 2000; Rozario et al, 2004; Matz-Costa et al, 2012). However, the productive aging framework lacks cultural sensitivity and evidence about the association between the effect of retirement on health and well-being in late-life is mixed. The current study seeks to contribute to this gap by exploring the consequences of the discrepancies between planned and actual retirement age on subjective health and well-being, comparing Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites. A series of regression models were conducted to explore the effect of the discrepancy between planned and actual retirement age on retirement satisfaction, self-rated health and mental health (CESD). Results indicates that native born Hispanics presented more differences when compared to foreign born Hispanic than non-Hispanic Whites, which could indicate the effect of acculturation and its fading effect on cultural attitudes, such as familismo. Hispanic tend to have higher retirement satisfaction than non-Hispanics which is aligned with the happiness paradox found by Calvo and collagues (2017). Additionally, SES has a significant effect on health for non-Hispanic Whites but not among Hispanics. Finally, retirement timing predicted mental health among foreign born Hispanic but among native born Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites.

scholarly journals Design and protocol of the multimorbidity and mental health cohort study in frailty and aging (MiMiCS-FRAIL): unraveling the clinical and molecular associations between frailty, somatic disease burden and late life depression

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Aprahamian ◽  
Ronei Luciano Mamoni ◽  
Nilva Karla Cervigne ◽  
Taize Machado Augusto ◽  
Carla Vasconcelos Romanini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Frailty Index ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
Pathophysiological Mechanism ◽  
Late Life Depression ◽  
Health Cohort Study

Abstract Background To explore the mutual relationship between multimorbidity, mental illness and frailty, we have set-up the Multimorbidity and Mental health Cohort Study in FRAILty and Aging (MiMiCS-FRAIL) cohort. At the population level, multimorbidity, frailty and late-life depression are associated with similar adverse outcomes (i.e. falls, disability, hospitalization, death), share the same risk factors, and partly overlap in their clinical presentation. Moreover, these three variables may share a common underlying pathophysiological mechanism like immune-metabolic dysregulation. The overall objectives of MiMiCS-FRAIL are 1) to explore (determinants of) the cross-sectional and longitudinal relationship between multimorbidity, depression, and frailty among non-demented geriatric outpatients; 2) to evaluate molecular levels of senoinflammation as a broad pathophysiological process underlying these conditions; and 3) to examine adverse outcomes of multimorbidity, frailty and depression and their interconnectedness. Methods MiMiCS-FRAIL is an ongoing observational cohort study of geriatric outpatients in Brazil, with an extensive baseline assessment and yearly follow-up assessments. Each assessment includes a comprehensive geriatric assessment to identify multimorbidity and geriatric syndromes, a structured psychiatric diagnostic interview and administration of the PHQ-9 to measure depression, and several frailty measures (FRAIL, Physical Phenotype criteria, 36-item Frailty Index). Fasten blood samples are collected at baseline to assess circulating inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines, leukocytes' subpopulations, and to perform immune-metabolic-paired miRome analyses. The primary outcome is death and secondary outcomes are the number of falls, hospital admissions, functional ability, well-being, and dementia. Assuming a 5-year mortality rate between 25 and 40% and a hazard rate varying between 1.6 and 2.3 for the primary determinants require a sample size between 136 and 711 patients to detect a statistically significant effect with a power of 80% (beta = 0.2), an alpha of 5% (0.05), and an R2 between the predictor (death) and all covariates of 0.20. Local ethical board approved this study. Discussion Frailty might be hypothesized as a final common pathway by which many clinical conditions like depression and chronic diseases (multimorbidity) culminate in many adverse effects. The MiMiCS-FRAIL cohort will help us to understand the interrelationship between these variables, from a clinical perspective as well as their underlying molecular signature.

scholarly journals Determinants for undetected dementia and late-life depression

2013 ◽  
Vol 203 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruoling Chen ◽  
Zhi Hu ◽  
Ruo-Li Chen ◽  
Ying Ma ◽  
Dongmei Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Service Development ◽  
Late Life Depression ◽  
History Of ◽  
High Risk Populations ◽  
Low Levels

BackgroundDeterminants for undetected dementia and late-life depression have been not well studied.AimsTo investigate risk factors for undetected dementia and depression in older communities.MethodUsing the method of the 10/66 algorithm, we interviewed a random sample of 7072 participants aged ⩽60 years in six provinces of China during 2007–2011. We documented doctor-diagnosed dementia and depression in the interview. Using the validated 10/66 algorithm we diagnosed dementia (n= 359) and depression (n= 328).ResultsWe found that 93.1% of dementia and 92.5% of depression was undetected. Both undetected dementia and depression were significantly associated with low levels of education and occupation, and living in a rural area. The risk of undetected dementia was also associated with ‘help available when needed‘, and inversely, with a family history of mental illness and having functional impairment. Undetected depression was significantly related to female gender, low income, having more children and inversely with having heart disease.ConclusionsOlder adults in China have high levels of undetected dementia and depression. General socioeconomic improvement, associated with mental health education, targeting high-risk populations are likely to increase detection of dementia and depression in older adults, providing a backdrop for culturally acceptable service development.

Wartime stressors and mental health symptoms as predictors of late-life mortality in World War II survivors

2007 ◽  
Vol 103 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 121-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inge Bramsen ◽  
Dorly J.H. Deeg ◽  
Eleonore van der Ploeg ◽  
Sonja Fransman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
World War Ii ◽  
Late Life ◽  
World War ◽  
Mental Health Symptoms ◽  
Health Symptoms
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