Issues in MH with the Elderly
Hanging, strangulation and suffocation.
This is a major complication of substance abuse in the elderly.
Adverse drug reactions with prescribed medications.
This can't be helped in the elderly population
What is depression and mental health issues?
Elderly people need this as much as any other age group
What is connections, socializing, activities
Liver damage, bleeding from esophageal varices and poisoning.
What are complications of alcoholism?
Features include loss of interest in things
What is depression
These are complications of substance abuse in the elderly
Falls, decreased cognition, self-neglect.
Continue satisfying interests and activities
What is one good way to maintain mental health throughout a lifetime.
An acute assessment of the patient will assure tis is done.
What is assessing the situation, not the symptoms.
Hallucinations, seizures, tremors
What are the consequences of abrupt discontinuance of alcohol?
If a woman is going to shoot herself, what part of the body is most likely to get shot?
What is the chest or abdomen?
NOTE: Women rarely shoot themselves in the face or head.
Tobacco, opioids, heroin, alcohol
Optimum physical wellness
What is a good way to promote good mental wellness
Features of this would be total debilitation of the individual.
What is major depression?
"Last night, I had a few drinks and then I was home and I don't remember how I got home".
What is alcoholic blackout?
Inordinate fear, can't keep still and may feel like they cannot breathe.
What is symptoms of anxiety?
May be prescribed drugs, street drugs or alcohol.
What is the way the elderly may get substances to abuse?
Only act or do when necessary
What is a method for promoting the patients mental wellness?
This increases with age
What is the incidence of depression?
The diagnosis of alcoholism is a self diagnosis.
alprazolam, clonazepam, diazepam
Drugs used to treat anxiety
Currently legal in the state of Louisiana but must be obtained through specialized pharmacies known as dispensaries.
What is medical marijuana?
This cannot be treated effectively in the elderly client.
What is depression?
This features symptoms like frequent crying, disturbances in sleep or eating.
I feel comfortable going to the meetings because no one knows my last name.
What is Alcoholics Anonymous?