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Older Adults and Mental Health
This chapter of the U.S. Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health discusses mental health disorders in older adults and the challenges and successes of making appropriate mental health services available to them. It also reviews support services for older adults that extend beyond treatment settings, including support networks and self-help groups.
Publication Number: SG-RPT
Mentally Healthy Aging: A Report on Overcoming Stigma for Older Americans
This report analyzes the impact of stigma and discrimination experienced by older adults with mental illnesses, barriers to eliminating discrimination and stigma, and perhaps most important, strategies and resources to remove those barriers.
Publication Number: SMA05-3988
Community Integration for Older Adults with Mental Illnesses: Overcoming Barriers and Seizing Opportunities
This report is designed to help State and local Olmstead coalitions understand the barriers that older adults with mental illnesses face and to learn about the innovative solutions being adopted and adapted across the country.
Publication Number: SMA05-4018
Good Mental Health is Ageless
This brochure highlights the benefits of good mental health, lists some of the signs of emotional problems, and provides suggestions for finding help.
Publication Number: SMA02-3618
Psychosocial Issues for Older Adults in Disasters
This booklet provides guidelines about caring for older adults who survive disasters and describes what makes them vulnerable to disasters. It also includes a list of resources and a glossary of terms.
Publication Number: SMA99-3323
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