...Gemma Hartley; Jack Purrington Purpose Perceptions of ageing towards the self and towards others can positively and negatively impact an older adult’s mental wellbeing. This paper aims to consolidate literature examining the relationship between perceptions of ageing and depression in older adults...

... the physical and mental health of older adults. This study aims to investigate the changes in life satisfaction, depressive symptoms and quality-of-life (QoL) of older adults during the post-COVID-19 pandemic in Oman. Design/methodology/approach A prospective four-week follow-up study was conducted in one...

...Chang-Hoon Gong; Shinichi Sato Purpose The purpose of this study is to find out a simple cognitive intervention method to use MCI and suffering people with depression. As the elderly society increases around the world, the number of elderly people with diseases and dementia is increasing rapidly...

... and depression (Veronese et al., 2016). The consequences of this are reduced independence, decreased functional capability, and consequentially, a reduction in quality of life. It is therefore no surprise that previous research have demonstrated the increase in social isolation and loneliness through...

... 28 02 2017 29 03 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Mental health Exercise Anxiety Mental illness Depression Physical activity Wellbeing Older women Older women are defined as women aged 50 and over...

... going to worsen in coming decades. The causes for the increase in suicidality of older adults does not appear to be answered at present, but many theories exist. Manthorpe and Iliffe (2010) found that although a majority of older people who completed suicide had major depression, suicide of older...

... that self‐harm among older people is frequently a failed attempt at suicide. Thus, the important factors associated with self‐harm in this age group are similar to those linked with completed suicide, particularly high rates of clinical depression, poor physical health and social isolation. Unfortunately...

... depression in late life as an example of this tension. On the one hand, depressive symptoms may be viewed as an ‘understandable’ response to bereavement or physical illness, while, on the other, it can be a serious, disabling and life‐threatening condition if left untreated. Primary care has a key role...

...Jill Manthorpe; Jo Moriarty Despite the growing evidence base about depression and anxiety and its application to service settings and practice, we are short of practice examples about what works and for whom. This applies to older people in general but particularly to groups, such as people from...

...Tom Dening; Alisoun Milne About five per cent of ‐ generally very frail ‐ older people live in long‐term care in the UK; approximately a fifth of all deaths occur in care homes. Depression and dementia are prevalent mental health conditions in care homes; depression is reported in around a third...

... to reduce substantially their ratings of satisfaction with the help they received. While it is well established that disability and isolation are linked to depression in older people, it is rare that service providers systematically address these problems. Some practical strategies for this purpose...

...Peter Hobson; Lesley Leeds; Jolyon Meara The methods of coping and their relationship to disease severity, cognitive function, depression and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) were examined in 79 Parkinson's disease (PD) patients and their carers. The coping methods of the PD patients were...