There is no charge to participants although donations are accepted from the facilities. This new presentation by TEC provides an overview of mental illness and dementia in older adults, shows ways of understanding and dealing with symptomatic behavior and teaches how to plan for the immediate and the long-term future. There is no charge. 232 to register or for more info. In Elderly The evidence continues to mount showing that not treating mental health issues has serious consequences.
Some recent studies point out the effects more clearly.
One study, by Dr. Daniel Ford of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, found that men who are clinically depressed are twice as likely as those who aren't to suffer heart attacks or develop heart illness. There have been at least 10 recent studies confirming these results. The results showed that the health status of the patient with more symptoms of depression was more like to deteriorate physically and less likely to improve during and even after hospitalization. This points to the link between depression and health status outcome. Another study puts this into dollars and common sense.