In This Issue
October 2010
Overcoming Mental Health Issues
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Ahhhhh... October! The weather is cooler, Football has started
and Fall is in the air! October is Mental Health Awareness Resources
Month and it's a great time to make sure our elderly loved ones
are doing ok and that they are ready for the cooler
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Kevin Zepp, President
Liberty Healthcare Services
October is Mental Health Awareness Month!
Overcoming Mental Health Issues in the Elderly
by Sue Lanza Quote of the Month
The Challenges of Mental Health Care
Although there is no accepted definition, mental health Age is an issue
is normally described in a positive sense as the ability of mind over
of a person to maintain a healthy emotional and matter. If you
behavioral state.
don't mind, it
When you or a family member experiences an doesn't matter.
imbalance in this healthy ratio of feelings or actions,
you could be diagnosed by a physician or other health Mark Twain
care professional as having a mental illness or mental
disorders.
If you do receive a diagnosis, you are in good company
as the National Institute of Mental Health reports that RESOURCES
over twenty-six percent of all adults in the United
States may have a mental disorder. That statistic means Liberty Health Care
that one out of every four adults or one member of Services
your singing quartet may be in the midst of a mental
illness. A smaller, yet significant group of people,
approximately six percent of the whole population, has Liberty Health Care
what is termed a serious mental illness. These statistics Services is happy to
are variable as some individuals may supply Information,
endure more than one type of mental disorder at a time. Advice and Support to
your
This can all be quite confusing to someone who is Conference/Seminar
"feeling blue" but doesn't want to bother anyone. All attendees in the form
the health care experts agree that mental health of print copies of the
illnesses, whether minor or major, tend to be E-Newsletter.
underreported and underrated causing problems for
each individual who is struggling as well as society as TO REQUEST
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In addition, the President's Commission on Mental Join Our Mailing List
Health found these three main obstacles that thwart
citizens like yourself from getting the mental health
care you many need:
Stigma. There still exists a sense of social
unacceptability in seeking help for a mental
disorder. This reluctance to come forward to the
proper professionals and leads to lack of
treatment and unclear data on the true needs of
the people. The elderly are especially
vulnerable to dismissing some symptoms rather
than be negatively labeled or present a burden
to loved ones.
Financial Limitations. Many health care
insurance options are found to be less robust
when it comes to mental health illness coverage
with caps being set on the number of treatments
or benefits. You have finally found a
practitioner who you find easy to talk to and
you could be limited to six sessions by your
insurance carrier.
Incomplete Delivery System. Seniors often
struggle with the proper entry point into the
mental health system. One person recently said
to me, "I was upset because my dog died but I
didn't know who to call or what to do."
Unfortunately, researchers predict that the mental
health system will remain fragmented for many years
to come as no clear initiatives to change have been
adopted.
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