Risk factors for old age
people (Geriatric Psychiatry disorders)
It has been seen worldwide that, old age people are
mainly suffering by four common psychological disorders, such as: anxiety
disorders, substance
abuse, psychotic disorders & depression. During the age of 50-70 years,
people find these kinds of disorders affecting mostly these old ages.
It has been found that, many therapies &
medications are available for these kinds of disorders, but rapid increase in
the rate of geriatric psychiatry disorders indicates that today’s running
medications & therapies are not up to the mark we have achieved.
Professional psychiatrists & young researchers need to bring a remarkable
change in the therapy & consulting techniques to minimize the percentage of
disorder.
Growth in the old age population means a direct
increase in age-related diseases such as dementia and poor mental health
outcomes such as depression, anxiety, suicide and serious constraints on the
quality of life among elderly individuals.
Treatments like behavioral therapy, cognitive
behavioral therapy, and cognitive bibliotherapy, problem solving therapy,
brief psychodynamic therapy, and life review/reminiscence therapy are effective
treatments normally applied on the old age generation.
Risk factors for mental
health problems among older adults
There may be multiple risk factors for mental health
issues at any point in life. Older individuals may experience life stress
common to all people, but too stress that are more common in later life, like
a critical continuous loss in capacities and a decrease in functional capacity.
For illustration, older adults may experience reduced mobility, chronic pain,
frailty or other health problems, for which they require a few form of
long-term care.
