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The development of mental health services for older people
The history of mental health care is long and complex, but it is important to understand the legacy that current services have inherited as some influences from this remain today. Some of the earliest documentation refers to the founding of the BethlehemHospital in London in 1327 for the mentally distracted. One of the first attempts […]
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Older people’s mental health
There exists a broad assumption that older people’s mental health is all about dementia. This is untrue. According to Age Concern and the Mental Health Foundation, depression is the most common mental health condition in later life, and there are currently 2.4 million older people in the UK with depression severe enough to impair their […]
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Psychological perspectives on mental health
Despite ageing being inevitable, the development of mental health needs at any stage in the lifespan is not. However, myths remain that as a person ages, cognitive changes occur which negatively affect intelligence, creativity and memory. While it cannot be argued that some changes take place within the brain as a person ages, it is […]
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Self-Help Treatment for Depression
There are a number of simple suggestions for self-help for depression. Remember that self-help is the first essential step of any treatment plan for depression, so you might just want to try out some of these to see if they help. However, it is the hardest thing in the world to change your life around […]
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Atypical depression natural treatment
The NICE Guidelines on depression recommend self-help first (Step 1), with counselling as the next intervention (Step 2), with possibly some anti-depressant medication as well (Step 3) in slightly more severe cases These first three steps cover most people with depression. The usual treatment for depression (once it has been identified) is therefore often a […]
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Anti-stress foods
Certain nutrients have been shown to help with stress. The “fighting five” are the vitamins A, C, and E and the minerals zinc and selenium. These disarm those “nasty” free radicals produced under stress. Foods containing such antioxidants include: plums, tomatoes, kiwi fruits, dark green vegetables (cabbage, kale, broccoli, spinach), seafood, sesame seeds, and pumpkin […]
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Stress management and relaxation techniques
There are several different stress management and relaxation techniques and some suggestions have been given earlier. Specific stress management and relaxation techniques need to work for you. You cannot “fail” the technique, though the technique might “fail” to help you. Before you try any relaxation technique, try to make sure that you are reasonably capable […]
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Best ways to relax naturally
Besides doing exercise, it is really important to relax as well. However, only try relaxing first thing in the morning, or some time after you have exercised. Done regularly, this will help you to rebalance your basic bodily functioning (the autonomic nervous system), which is what gets overstressed. For most people under stress, it is […]
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Yoga or Alexander Technique for headaches
Many headaches arise from muscle tension in the back of the neck, sometimes due to storing stress there, and sometimes from bad posture. Both these techniques can help your posture and make it less likely that you will store stress there. The Alexander Technique has also been shown to be effective in reducing the disability […]
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Fitting exercise into your life
As explained, aerobic exercise is a very important tool in the struggle to defeat stress, and it is also very good for anxiety and depression. In fact, it is excellent for all forms of mental health. It is great for general health as well: it can help to cut down on the risk of your […]
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