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Caring for a Person with Late-Life Mental Illness

This section gives some information on caring for an older person with a mental health need other than a dementia.

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Depression in Later Life

It’s often a relative or a friend who notices depression coming on in an older person. Gently encourage them to accept help. Explain that depression is quite common and that, with help, it gets better in the great majority of people. Be clear yourself that it’s not a form of ‘madness’, or that seeing a […]

Practical Guidelines For Caring For The Person With Paraphrenia (Late Onset Psychosis)

People with late onset psychosis often develop strange ideas and delusions. For example the person may believe that their neighbours are persecuting them and that they can hear the neighbours talking about them throught the walls. The ideas can be quite bizarre e.g. an elderly lady may believe that there are people living in her […]

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Depression in Later Life

It’s often a relative or a friend who notices depression coming on in an older person. Gently encourage them to accept help. Explain that depression is quite common and that, with help, it gets better in the great majority of people. Be clear yourself that it’s not a form of ‘madness’, or that seeing a […]

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Practical Guidelines For Caring For The Person With Paraphrenia (Late Onset Psychosis)

People with late onset psychosis often develop strange ideas and delusions. For example the person may believe that their neighbours are persecuting them and that they can hear the neighbours talking about them throught the walls. The ideas can be quite bizarre e.g. an elderly lady may believe that there are people living in her […]

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