MHN Spring 2011 Issue

“The Mental Health Needs of Older Adults”

Articles in This Issue

• A Family Member’s Journey into the Depths of Bipolar Disorder
• Aging with Optimism in FEGS Behavioral Health Residential Programs
• Barriers to Accessing Mental Health Care for Older Persons with Depression
• From the Publisher: Reflections on My Father’s Golden Years
• Geriatric Mental Health in New York State: A Reflection on Progress and Future Directions
• I’m Still Here: Engagement as Treatment for Dementia
• Mental Health in The Elderly: Boomers Coming of Age
• Older Adults: The Hidden “Sandwich” Generation
• Older Consumers and the PROS Model: A Growing Challenge
• Planning Ahead for Difficult Health Care Decisions
• Point of View – Generational Competence: A Conceptual Framework for Aging in America
• Principles for Promoting Inter-Group Relations Among Adolescents Through Group Work
• Senior Peers Provide Companionship to Homebound: New York City Program Addresses Social Isolation in Older Adults
• Serving the Mental Health Needs of Homebound Older Adults
• Sheridan Hill House: An Alternative Residential Model for Older Persons with Serious Mental Illness and Medical Conditions
• Study Ties Blood Protein to Alzheimer’s Brain Abnormalities
• Support for Older Adult Peers
• The Economics of Recovery: System Reform
• The Emotional Needs of Older Adults from the Former Soviet Union
• The Growing Problem of Drug and Alcohol Use in Older Adults
• The Medical Care and Psychosocial Needs of Older Adults
• The NYSPA Report: New York State Psychiatric Association’s 2011 Legislative Agenda

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