Dementia

Americans have been abused (Rosen, 2014); others report that 1 in 10 older persons are abused each year in the United States, yet only 1 in 14 cases are reported (Dong, Simon, Rajan, & Evans, 2011; Rosen, 2014). Incidence of abuse of older persons with dementia or cognitive impairments range from numbers around 5 percent up to approximately 60 percent, depending on the type of abuse (Dong,…

created to help people. The process of the once caring drugs are manipulated into the weapons of taking one 's life. “It is for the family of the patient.” One doctor says in the article “Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide in patients with dementia”. What about the patient? What about the life that is ending? Doctors will tell the patient and family member that PAS/E is like CSD, and that PAS/E is reversible. It is not. CSD is continuous sedation until death, but PAS/E ends one 's life…

Schizophrenia. Hard to pronounce right? Well it's harder to live with it. Before it all, mental illnesses have been around since the dawn of time and have affected billions of people, no matter the age, gender, or race. Of course, there are certain conditions that can be more damaging than others, but the social- and self-stigma surrounding mental illness is all the same. These mental health conditions, such as eating disorders, mood disorders, and psychotic disorders, can alter a person’s…

Psychiatrists in 1906, he did not get any attention from any psychiatrist nor did any of the psychiatrists wanted to discuss about this topic. Little did the young doctor know that “the disease that now holds his name would be the most common cause of dementia and a source of a critical medical and economical problem” (Jawhar, MD PhD, Msc, Wirths, MD, PHD, & Bayer, MD, 2011). Unfortunately, Dr. Alzheimer tried to treat Auguste Deter with drugs to help slow down AD, but was not successful…

result in unsafe and ineffective routes. These drugs aren’t always the best method especially in cases of dementia. Dementia is a persistent or chronic disorder of the mental process caused by many negative impacts the brain may have taken and is marked by impaired memory, personality changes and reasoning disorders. Over 36 million people worldwide, especially in elderly, live with dementia and the number ceases do decrease at it is expected to double every 20 years. Dog Assisted Intervention…

Dementia is a syndrome characterized by disturbance of multiple brain functions, including memory, thinking, orientation, comprehension, calculation, learning capacity, language, and judgement. World Health Organisation 2015 Increasingly in Irish society and the health service, mental health is coming to the forefront as one of the main problems presenting in patients. Like many other disciplines in the medical field, physiotherapy has had to adapt to these changes. Learning about these mental…

the disorder. Adults younger than the age of 65 account for almost 500,000 cases. There are seven stages to Alzheimer’s. These seven stages range from no impairment to severe dementia. Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning that interferes with a person’s daily life. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia among older adults. There is currently no cure for Alzheimer’s and a definitive diagnosis can only be determined after death, with an autopsy. The disorder was first…

ication in HSC Task 1 Explore how communication skills are used in health and social care (L01) A1. Explain both incident in terms of humanistic, behaviourist and cognitive theories of communication. Humanistic theory is reflect in each individual as unique and is base on personal central approach which is putting the client at the first place in order to meet their needs effectively. Humanistic does not allow care workers to label or pratronise the client, although humanistic enables to…

What is Alzheimer’s? Alzheimer's is a type of dementia, which is a mental ability that affects your brain cells which results in the interference with your daily life. Dementia can also be called a neurodegenerative disease where the function of neurons do not work properly in the brain. Since neurons do not reproduce, so once they are damaged, our bodies can not replace them resulting in the death of brain cells over time. This disability affects your memory which makes it hard for an…

Newcastle Place Care Plan C.A. Each patient is a unique individual with their own story. Since every patient is different, their plans of care should be different as well. The theme of providing client-centered care has been followed from the time when nursing began until now. The nurse’s duty is to develop a plan of care, which is an organized way for the nurse to generate sufficient and specific care for the patient. This paper addresses my client’s needs at Newcastle Place, as well as the…