Quality in Ageing and Older Adults: Volume 10 Issue 1
Promoting excellence in services through research, policy and practice
Table of contents
Considerably better than the alternative: Positive aspects of getting older
Jane GarnerOlder people tend to be viewed negatively ‐ as being needy, dependent and frail. Such assumptions may be reinforced by policies that, despite good intentions, focus on the…
Recognition and response: Approaches to late‐life depression and mental health problems in primary care
Steve IliffeThe boundaries between what is a healthy response to stress and anxiety and what is abnormal are often difficult to determine, especially in primary care. Even symptoms of…
Suicide and self‐harm in older people
Michael DennisSuicide is a tragic cause of death and causes considerable distress for families, carers and healthcare professionals. Thankfully, suicide rates in older people in the UK have…
Working with older people from black and minority ethnic groups who have depression: From margin to mainstream
Jill Manthorpe, Jo MoriartyDespite 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…
Psychodynamic observation and emotional mapping: A tool for continuing professional development and research in services for older people
Rachael DavenhillPsychodynamic observation and emotional mapping (POEM) is a professional development (CPD), supervisory and research process, which works from the ‘inside out’. It aims to ensure…
Depression and mental health in care homes for older people
Tom Dening, Alisoun MilneAbout 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…
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- Prof Fiona Poland