Older persons mental health

This category includes topics especially relevant to mental health for people over 65.

Upcoming events

WORKING WITH CRISES ASSOCIATED WITH BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER

Assessment & intervention, MH policy, systems & legislation, Older persons mental health, Workplace wellbeing & practice support, Younger persons mental health

This half day workshop is for mental health clinicians working in emergency or crisis services, from emergency departments, triage, crisis assessment...

AN INTRODUCTION TO DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOUR THERAPY (2–DAY)

Assessment & intervention, Older persons mental health, Therapeutic theory & practice, Younger persons mental health

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) has demonstrated efficacy for people with emotion dysregulation difficulties. This 2–day workshop will provide an...

Other learning opportunities

Mental health and mental illness across the lifespan

Life presents a range of challenges, which vary throughout a person's lifetime. Accordingly, mental health may be affected by these challenges, and...

Mental Health for Older Persons: Conditions and Assessments

This topic explores the transition to old age and the changes to physical health that can either co-occur with, or masquerade as mental illness. The...

Mental Health for Older persons: Interventions

This topic considers approaches to mental care for older people including person-centred care, collaborative care, care co-ordination and health...

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This article includes participant discussions from an event titled "Working with Older People to Make Recovery Real in Later Life".

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The Diversity Framework seeks to embed diversity in the design and delivery of aged care; and support action to address perceived or actual barriers to consumers accessing safe, equitable and quality aged care, while enabling consumers and carers to be partners in this process.

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