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Hello, My name is Jessica and I am a 4th year pharmacy student from the University of Waterloo. I am currently doing a placement with Maria the Associate at Shopper's Drug Mart. Today I would like to share with you about mental health and aging.
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Seniors and Mental Health

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seniors and Mental Health

Hello, My name is Jessica and I am a 4th year pharmacy student from the University of Waterloo. I am currently doing a placement with Maria the Associate at Shopper's Drug Mart. Today I would like to share with you about mental health and aging.
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Learning Objectives

  • Recognize common myths about mental health
  • Identify common mental health issues in seniors
  • Access reliable information resources
  • Recognize the role of the pharmacist in managing mental health
By the end of my presentation, I hope that you will be able to identify common myths about mental health, recognize common mental health issues that affect seniors, and know where to access reliable information resources for treatment options, where to get help, and how to live and age well.
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Outline

  • Risk factors
  • Depression
  • Dementia
  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Suicide
This is the outline for my presentation. We will start by talking about risk factors for mental health problems, then toalk specifically about depression, dementia and Alzheimer's disease and suicide.
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1 in 5

seniors suffer from mental illness
According to the World Health Organization, greater than 20% of adults over 60 suffer from a mental or neurologic disorder. That's 1 in every 5 people!

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Mental health is a big "umbrella" term that encompasses many conditions including, depression, mood disorders, bipolar, stress, dementia, and anxiety.
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The stigma around mental health issues makes people reluctant to seek help. People often feel that they will be labelled if others find out about the challenges that they are facing, feeling that they are not tough enough or that they should just "snap out of it".

Throughout the presentation I will address common myths about mental health.

Mental health problems are under-identified by health care providers and older people themselves (WHO).

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Senior's Risk Factors

  • Loss of independence
  • Disability
  • Bereavement
  • Loneliness
There are many risk factors that could predispose someone to mental health concerns and often are a combination of social, psychological, biological and life stressors. In the older population life stressors may include loss of independence due to limited mobility, chronic pain, frailty, mental or physical problems that have resulted in long-term care. As well, seniors are more likely to experience bereavement or loss of a loved one, a decreased socioeconomic status that comes with retirement, disability. All of these things result in isolation,
loss of independence, loneliness & psychological distress.



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Depression & Dementia

The most common mental health issues in older adults are dementia and depression.
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Myth #1

Myth #1: Depression [or mental illness] or even feeling sad is a normal part of aging.
Depression is NOT a normal part of aging.
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Depression

more than just a "BAD day"
Everyone has mood swings, low energy, poor focus. This doesn't mean you are weak, but they could be due to a medical issue such as depression.

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Ask yourself. . .

Ask yourself if over the past 2 weeks, have you felt down, depressed, or hopeless?
Have you felt little interest or pleasure in doing things?

If you've answered yes to either of these it may be a sign that you are suffering from depression and should be assessed by a health care provider for further assistance.

Symptoms of depression include:
- feeling sad, lonely or anxious
- feeling guilty or having regrets
- loss of pleasure from favourite things
-sleeping problems (too much or not enough)
- problems thinking or focusing
- less energy/feeling tired or slow
- feeling unwell/ more aches & pains/ irritated
- changes in eating habits or weight
- thinking about suicide or death

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"Depression can affect your feelings, body, and relationships."

"Depression can affect your feelings, body, and relationships." (Brochure)

It can manifest as more than just low mood, some people even have physical pains from depression. It doesn't just affect one person, it affects those around you as well including your friends and family.



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symptoms of depression

  • feeling sad, lonely, or anxious
  • loss of pleasure from favorite things
  • sleeping problems
  • problems thinking or focusing
  • feeling unwell
  • changes in eating or weight
  • thinking about suicide or deat
Symptoms of depression include:
- feeling sad, lonely or anxious
- feeling guilty or having regrets
- loss of pleasure from favourite things
-sleeping problems (too much or not enough)
- problems thinking or focusing
- less energy/feeling tired or slow
- feeling unwell/ more aches & pains/ irritated
- changes in eating habits or weight
- thinking about suicide or death
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Treatment options

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Treatment Options

  • Health & Social Supports
  • Counselling & Therapy
  • Medication
Depression doesn't usually get better on its own so it is important to get treatment.

There are a number of treatment options including health and social supports such as joining support groups, exercising and eating well. Counselling can help you understand your thoughts and emotions. Talking to experts can help identify ways to make it better. (Brochure)
Medications such as antidepressants or antipsychotics can help to treat your depression. It is important to tell you doctor all of the medications you use, even the natural products and supplements.
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Myth #2

Myth #2: Antidepressants are addictive or antidepressants are a sign of weakness. FALSE! Antidepressants aren't addictive physically, but they are important to be taken regularly. They often take up to 4 - 6 weeks to see the benefit of them. People often start taking the medication, but stop because they feel that it is not working or because they have side effects. However, it is important to keep taking the medication in order to see the effect. Suddenly stopping an antidepressant without talking to your health care provider can result in some negative effects. These include something called, "Discontinuation Syndrome". This may make you feel like you have the flu, or change your sleep and/or mood.
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Antidepressants

  • Triyclic
  • Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
  • Serotonin Norepinephrine Reup
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Dementia

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DEMENTIA - syndrome in which there is deterioration of memory, thinking, behavior and the ability to perform everyday activities

According to the World Health Organization http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs381/en/
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Alzheimer's Disease

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Alzheimer's Society

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Warning signs

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Protective factors

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crisis centres

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References

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You are not alone!

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