User:Minoskab/Late life depression

Art therapy can be suggested to those with depression, Alzheimer's, dementia, anxiety, and other mental health issues, that patients may have been diagnosed with. Art therapy uses different forms of art, whether it is physical(dancing), auditory (music), or visual (painting). These are just a few examples of various forms of art, each can be used differently to additionally help those with cognitive, physical, and behavioral/emotional disabilities. Art therapy has been seen to help those in their late life, engage, and support healthy habits. Specifically, those with depression have been seen to relax, hit physical and emotional distress, and overall increase well-being over time, the longer the participation. Patients are able to express themselves in ways where it may be hard to communicate. It has also been found that patients do not even need to partake in the use of art but "studies have found that a landscape picture in a hospital room had reduced need for narcotic pain killers and less time in recovery at the hospital"

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Treatments for late-life depression include medicine, psychotherapy, and art therapy, along with lifestyle changes such as exercise, bright light therapy, and family support. In patients who do not respond to initial treatments, neurostimulation techniques such as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can be used. ECT has demonstrated effectiveness in treating the elderly.

Psychotherapy[edit]

Psychologic therapies are recommended for elderly patients with depression because of this group's vulnerability to adverse effects and high rates of medical problems and medication use. Psychotherapeutic approaches include cognitive behavioral therapy, supportive psychotherapy, problem-solving therapy, and interpersonal therapy. Life review therapy is another type of therapy with evidence supporting its usefulness in older adults with moderate depression. The potential benefit of psychotherapy is not diminished by increasing age. Older adults often have better treatment compliance, lower dropout rates, and more positive responses to psychotherapy than younger patients. While therapy can be beneficial, it is not always provided due to factors such as lack of trained therapists or lack of coverage by health insurance.

Art Therapy

Art therapy can be suggested to those with depression, Alzheimer's, dementia, anxiety, and other mental health issues. Up to 27% of older adults have been diagnosed with depression in the U.S. Thus art therapy and its several uses, whether physical(dancing), auditory (music), or visual (painting) can be used differently to additionally help those on top of mental health issues but cognitive, physical, and behavioral/emotional disabilities as well. Art therapy has been seen to help those in their late life, engage, and support healthy habits. Specifically, those with depression have been seen to relax, hit physical and emotional distress, and overall increase well-being over time, the longer the participation. Patients are able to express themselves in ways where it may be hard to communicate. It has also been found that patients do not even need to partake in the use of art but "studies have found that a landscape picture in a hospital room had reduced need for narcotic pain killers and less time in recovery at the hospital" The use of art as a form of therapy helps patients who are engaged with it physically or visually. Those within their late life, diagnosed with depression can participate regardless of age, gender, or physical/mental disability.