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% of u.s. population of 65+ yr olds?
13%
obsessive compulsive disorder most common among?
men w/ jobs?
what % of elderly could benefit from mental health svcs--what % receives them?
50%/20%
anxiety of elderly most related to?
health
problem most found in elderly % substance abuse
misuse of prescription drugs
elderly--psychotic symptoms due to?
delirium & dementia
criteria for diagnosis of dementia
impaired memory & areas of cognition
alzheimer\'s named for first person to..
identify the disease
youngest age for dementia
85
most frequent cause of irreversible dementia
alzheimer\'s
typical pattern of alzheimer\'s for patient
denial, withdrawl, dependency
basis of alzheimer\'s diagnosis
nerofibrillary &senile plaques seen at autopsy
cause for search of heavy metal cause in alzheimer\'s
iron in brain
alzheimer\'s transmitted genetically...
transmit mutations of protein producing genes
dealing w/ schizo\'s first half of 20th century
institutionalization
lobotomy 1940\'s/1950\'s
practiced by eminent physicians
first approved antipsychotic drug
thorazine
unwanted side effect of antipsychotic meds
tardive dyskinesia
if you want one effective schizo treatment?
antipsychotic drugs
goal of family therapy
help family support the patient
staff that works in halfway house
paraprofessionals
financial burden for treatment for severe disorders falls on?
local governments/non-profit agencies
# of homeless people w/ mental disorder?
about 1/3
outward behavior unique to each person?
personality
axis of DSM-IV classifications listed under?
axis II
suffering from personality disorder & axis I?
co-morbidity

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