>> HELLO, EVERYONE.
NOW, THERE ARE A LOST THINGS
TO THINK ABOUT WHEN WE AGE
OR AS OUR LOVED ONES AGE.
SOMETIMES WE EXPERIENCE
THINGS THAT CONCERN US, BUT
WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT TO DO
ABOUT IT OR HOW TO ADDRESS
IT.
MANAGING MENTAL HEALTH MAY
BE ONE OF THOSE.
DR. JANAKA SARATHCHANDRA IS
HERE TO TALK TO US ABOUT
THAT.
SOME PEOPLE A NOTE
ICING
SOMETHING.
WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT,
MENTAL OR PHYSICAL HEALTH?
>> THEY GO HAND IN HAND,
THEY'RE EQUALLY IMPORTANT,
BUT WHAT USUALLY HAPPENS,
BECAUSE OF THE STIGMA
AGAINST MENTAL HEALTH,
PEOPLE TEND TO IGNORE THAT
SIDE OF THE ISSUE,
ESPECIALLY IN THE ELDERLY,
IN MOST CASES, THEY TRY NOT
TO FORGET OR IGNORE ABOUT
HYPERTENSION OR DIABETES,
BUT BECAUSE OF THAT STIGMA,
THEY TEND TO HIDE OR SHY
AWAY FROM MY MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUES.
THAT'S REALLY LED TO A HUGE
RISE IN SUICIDE RATES IN
ESPECIALLY THE 65 AND OVER
AGE GROUP AS COMPARED TO
OTHER AGE GROUPS, WHICH IS
OF BIG CONCERN NOW.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY WHY WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT IT, TO GET THE
WORD OUT TO A BROADER
AUDIENCE.
WHAT ARE COMMON MENTAL
HEALTH ISSUES THAT YOU'VE
SEEN?
>> MOST ARE JUST THE SAME AS
FOR ANY OTHER PERSON.
YOU GET THE DEPRESSION, THE
ANXIETY, THE PANIC ATTACKS,
AND THEN TRAUMATIC STRESS
DISORDERS.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT IS THE SET
OF UNIQUE STRESSES THE
ELDERLY FACE.
AS YOU A YOU LOSE
INDEPENDENCE, YOU MIGHT MOVE
INTO AN ASSISTED LIVING
FACILITY, OR YOUR FRIENDS
PASS AWAY.
THESE ARE AMONG THE
DISORDERS THEY FACE.
ANOTHER THAT'S UNIQUE AND
MORE SEEN IS THE DEMENTIAS,
THE ALZHEIMER'S AND THE
PARKINSON'
PARKINSON'S DEMENTIAS.
>> DO YOU THINK SOME PEOPLE
THINK IT'S NATURAL, IT'S A
PART OF LIFE THAT I'M
FEELING THIS WAY, DO YOU
THINK THAT HINDERS THEM FROM
GETTING HELP?
>> GOOD POINT.
IT'S A HUGE MISCONCEPTION
THAT WE ARE TO EXPECT
COGNITIVE DECLINE ORDEPRE
DEPRESSION.
THAT'S ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE.
WE ARE LIVING LONGER DUE TO
ADVANCEMENTS IN MEDICAL
HEALTH.
OUR BRAIN AGES, BUT IT'S
ONLY AT HIGHER RISK FOR THE
BRAIN NOT TO FUNCTION AS
WELL, SO WE'RE NOT -- WE
SHOULDN'T BE EXPECTING IT TO
BE A NORMAL OCCURRENCE; IT'S
AT A HIGHER RISK FOR
COGNITIVE DECLINE OR THE
DEPRESSIONS.
>> I LOVE THAT WE'RE
BREAKING DOWN THESE MYTHS, I
THINK ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE,
PEOPLE MAY ASSUME IF YOU
HAVE PROBLEMS WITH
ABUSING -- WHETHER IT'S
PRESCRIPTION OR DRUGS OR
DRINKING -- IS THAT SUPPOSED
TO JUST DECLINE AS YOU AGE,
OR TAPERS OFF, IS THAT A
MISCONCEPTION?
>> THAT IS AS WELL.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY TRUE.
THERE ARE TWO SETS OF
SUBSTANCE ABUSERS.
THE ONES WHO STARTED WHEN
THEY WERE YOUNG, THEY KEEP
ABECAUSIN
E IN
IN
E IN
IN
E IN
ING -- ABUSING
ALCOHOL OR DRUGS.
THE LATE-ON SET IS THE
CONCERNING GROUP.
IT'S NOT UNUSUAL TO SEE THE
ELDERLY GET INTO SUBSTANCES.
THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOL AND
SUBSTANCES, THEY ESTIMATE 17
PERCENT OF THOSE OVER 65
PERCENT OR OVER ARE ABUSING
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, WHICH
GOES INTO THE OPIOID PROBLEM
WE ARE SEEING IN THE NATION.
>> IF SOMEBODY IS ABUSING
SOMETHING, BUT SOMETHING
THAT'S VERY SUBTLE THAT
PEOPLE DON'T ADDRESS IS
MAYBE WE'RE FEELING --
THEY'RE KIND OF ISOLATING
THEMSELVES.
CAN THAT BE A RED FLAG?
>> IT COULD BE.
IF SOMEONE HAS ALWAYS BEEN
ISOLATED AND THAT'S THEIR
PERSONALITY, THEN THAT'S
DIFFERENT, BUT AS LOVED
ONES, FRIENDS, WE SHOULD ASK
OURSELVES IF IT'S A BIG
DIFFERENCE IN HOW THEY USED
TO BE, AND THAT COULD BE A
BIG CLUE TO AN UNDERLYING
MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER AND
SHOULD BE FURTHER
INVESTIGATED.
>> NOW THAT WE HAVE COVERED
THESE THINGS, WHAT DO WE DO
IF WE FIND OURSELVES OR
SOMEBODY THAT WE LOVE GOING
THROUGH ANY OF THESE?
>> FIRST AND FOREMOST, START
A DIALOGUE.
BUT THAT'S ALSO THE MOST
DIFFICULT THING.
>> YEAH.
>> BECAUSE OF THE STIGMA
THAT'S INVOLVED, IT MAKES IT
DIFFICULT TO START A
DIALOGUE.
BUT YOU'LL BE SURPRISED TO
KNOW THAT IN MOST CASES,
STARTING THAT DIALOGUE IS A
HUGE RELIEF FOR THEM, TO
KNOW THAT PEOPLE CARE ABOUT
THEM.
IT'S LIKE A BURDEN THAT'S
LIFTED OFF OF THEM.
ANOTHER THING PEOPLE CAN
DO -- THAT CAN BE A
LIFE-SAVING MEASURE, IN MOST
CASES.
ANOTHER IS TALK TO THEIR
PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN, TALK
ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE NOTICED,
YOUR CONCERNS.
THEY CAN TRY TO CONNECT
THEIR LOVED ONES WITH
ELDERLY SERVICES LIKE MEALS
ON WHEELS OR SENIOR CENTERS.
PSYCHOLOGY OR COUNSELING IS
AVAILABLE, OR PSYCHOLOGISTS
WHO SPECIALIZE IN
GERIATRICS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THIS WAS AMAZING.
>> CORNERSTONE BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH ELDORADO IS AT 1400
NORTH WILMOT ROAD.
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