Mental And Behavioral Health Services - 1216 Words

From the moment of conception, people face an array of changes both physically and psychologically until death. Lifespan development is the name psychologists have given to the physical and cognitive changes that occur throughout a person’s life and one important issue in the field of Life-Span Development is the topic of the elderly and the struggles that they face. This following issue affects me personally because I see it every day at an acute care hospital where I work. I have observed how their family members treat some of them. How they ultimately become a heavy responsibility to their family members, making them feel melancholy about their age and life. Some families are caring to their elderly family member while others begin to†¦show more content†¦In the articule coment here are some conditions and mental illness in the elderly that have to face seniors the dementia, particular caused by Alzheimer’s disease ,addictions to drugs alcohol and depressio n the article said that of the 5.3 million Americans with Alzheirmer, 5.1 million people age 65 years. And 3.2 million are women and 1.9 million men. This article says that aunmentara each year the number of Americans over 65 with Alzheimer s disease and other dementias. Supposedly 2025 increased 7.1 million older people with the disease and by 2050 will increase threefold. Even with the medical advancements to prevent or cure the disease. It is a disease that most people have to deal. Also the depression on elderly are more likely to fall into drug abuse or substance, as are abandoned by their families, by the death of a close relative is a husband or wife, even for chronic diseases and abuse of overdose drug taking. There are medicines that do not require a prescription that is within the reach of them and bought by mixtures of drugs to ingest risking their health. There are other adults who have their board and use it to buy drugs or alcohol that way face the reality of aging and problems they face in the transition age., unfortunately they did not have the support of someone who can help them cope with these addictions that all they do is make your situation worse. Unique problems elderly face and causes menopause and