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Mental Health & Older Adult
This training DVD demonstrates the importance of improving quality of life by assessing and treating depression in older adults. It provides potential ways to treat the depression, as well as, how to recognize the range of symptoms, and properly interpret the assessment (even when dealing with severely withdrawn or hesitant persons). The DVD also discusses how multidisciplinary staff can communicate and adapt these findings toward an effective Plan of Care.
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PC01370077
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28 minutes
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2009
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USD 129.00
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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can affect an older adult's coping ability and sense of well-being; it is often difficult to discern, and may surface as a physical complaint with no immediately identifiable medical cause. The DVD shows how to apply the revised Horowitz Impact of Events Scale to measure response to trauma so underlying issues can be addressed. The DVD also documents how to identify risk factors, and establish appropriate treatments--including cognitive behavioral, exposure, and solution-focused therapies.
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DW01370080
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40 minutes
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2009
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USD 129.00
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Using the case of an 89-year-old woman who is experiencing mild cognitive impairment after a fall, this DVD discusses when and how to administer and interpret the Mini-Cog to screen for potential causes. The DVD also explains the difference between delirium and dementia, and addresses ongoing safety and lifestyle issues that can improve quality of life for older adults.
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LF01370114
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31 minutes
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2009
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USD 129.00
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The prevalence of dementia among hospitalized older adults is estimated at about 25%, with the dementia often going undetected during a hospital stay. This DVD shows how to use the Recognition of Dementia In Hospitalized Older Adults screening tool to identify any signs of dementia. Care providers will also learn how to recognize behavior triggers, how to address risks associated with dementia, and how to formulate an ongoing plan of care.
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WB01370098
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30 minutes
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2009
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USD 129.00
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Screening for alcohol abuse can often be overlooked in a general health assessment for older adults, due to other physical or more visible conditions.
The Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (SMAST-G) is a practical tool to help care providers recognize early warning signs of alcohol abuse. The DVD provides information on the effects of alcohol on the aging body, and factors that often lead to an abuse or dependence on alcohol. Also shows how to apply motivational interviewing skills that sensitively help older adults to recognize the existence of unhealthy behavior patterns, and/or come to terms with a potential need for treatment.
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NW01370100
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41 minutes
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2009
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USD 129.00
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Do mentally competent seniors have the right to neglect themselves and their surroundings to the extent that they endanger themselves and/or offend the community?
Do government agencies have an obligation to intervene?
What should be done when reclusive or eccentric seniors refuse help?
Mr. Nobody sensitively addresses these questions by focusing on quirky 65-year-old Jack Huggins. Jack has lived alone in his family's house ever since the death of his parents. A bachelor, he lavishes attention on a menagerie of cats. The house is crammed with discarded appliances collected from curbside garbage. Jacks troubles began when his neighbors complained to the Health Department about the condition of his house. Health officials came and carted away his 'junk'. For a time, Jack was certified incompetent and his financial affairs were monitored by a state-appointed trustee. He deeply resented this interference, having always functioned independently. "I never owed a person a cent and now I'm being treated like Mr. Nobody," he protested. Finally, a senior advocacy agency had him re-assessed by a psychiatrist.
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LU01370041
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35 minutes
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2006
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USD 241.00
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By Kris Britt Montag
Filmmaker Kris Montag's father chained a row of shopping carts to the front-yard fence of the family's Brooklyn home. He piled stacks of old newspapers in the kitchen until it became impossible to use the sink; when his wife threw them away, he became furious. The father of cinematographer and co-producer Jessica Jennings lives on a farm, so his "collecting" is less obvious, until he takes you into his enormous barn, filled to the ceiling with items he thinks might be useful someday.
Hoarding behavior like this can seem amusing, unless you have to live with it every day. This compelling personal documentary takes us inside two families whose lives have been shaped by parents who are "packrats," and have trouble balancing their love for their spouses and children with their obsessive accumulation of "things."
It also looks at what we know about the causes and progression of this odd but by no means uncommon phenomenon. Many clinicians and researchers now believe that hoarding behavior is related to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) or Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD), though it may also sometimes be a symptom of Alzheimer's or other dementias. Montag interviews a social worker who talks about the difficulty of dealing with elderly hoarders in a hospital environment, and with Randy Frost, a leading clinician and researcher, who addresses the hope of treatment for the disorder. She also introduces the owner of Disaster Masters, a company specializing in crisis management for hoarders whose collections have created serious health and safety problems in their homes.
Reviews
"I am currently working with a person who is a hoarder. The documentary helped me to see beyond the clutter and to understand the motivation behind the hoarding behavior." - Donna Phelps, LSW
"A courageous, compelling personal documentary about Montag's late father, who had a pathological need to collect and hoard all kinds of clutter, turning the house into a junk-pile inferno. Montag goes beyond her own family to talk to psychologists and also to others who have to live with a disturbed packrat." - Gerald Peary, Boston Phoenix
"It's perfectly normal to collect...For some people, though, attachments to objects can go overboard. Montag's documentary personalizes what textbooks dehumanize. Hoarding isn't just an unhealthy behavior, there's a person behind it." - Stina Chyn, Film Threat
"People with a loved one afflicted by hoarding will recognize their own lives in the experience revealed here. For clinicians seeking to put a face on a textbook description, Packrat will help them appreciate the complex family dynamics and hidden human pain associated with the disorder." - Rod Williams, PhD, Clinical Psychologist
"At once an entertaining portrait of an eccentric yet familiar behavior and a testimony to family members' quite long term suffering in the face of mental illness. Recommended." - Video Librarian
Notes
Northampton Independent Film Festival
New Hampshire Film EXPO
Women in Film & Video New England
American Psychological Association
Western Psychological Association
Association for Gerontology in Higher Education
Council on Social Work Education
Plymouth Independent Film Festival
MassHousing Conference on Hoarding
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PA04040447
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80 minutes
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2004
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USD 285.00
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As the daughter of a movie director, Toni had struggled all her life to feel good about her physical appearance. At 61, she had finally come to peace with that issue when, quite suddenly, she contracted Bell's Palsy, a disease that left half of her face paralyzed. Now she is on a different journey, an internal one, to explore the question of what role physical appearance plays in her self-perception and feelings of self worth? It¡¦s a journey that most of us will take as we grow older. Near the end of the video she concludes: "I'm learning to understand the profound gift of looking inside rather than just seeing the surface." This short but profoundly insightful video will inspire deep reflection on an issue faced by everyone in a society that has a hard time dealing with the physical effects of aging.
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CP04040408
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8 minutes
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2000
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USD 103.00
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This program presents interviews with actual patients who have experienced or are experiencing depression in late life, as well as commentary from professionals. Topics covered include:
Causes of Depression
Treatment Modalities
Suicide Risk
Depression in Long Term Care Facilities
Public Policy
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NH01370163
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30 minutes
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USD 213.00
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In order to personally understand the grief and loss issues experienced by older adults, a group participates in a sensitivity exercise, and geriatric experts elaborate on this issue -- an exceptionally enlightening training video!
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RD01370308
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DVD (With Guide)
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20 minutes
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USD 213.00
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By Erna Wine Maurer
In this program three generations reflect on their experience with the depression and the suicide attempts of an elder parent/grandparent. The program is a hopeful reflection on winning the battle against depression and suicide, and on the role of family support in this struggle.
Dr. Joe Buckwalter battled depression for over 20 years. During this time he attempted suicide several times before finally recovering from depression at age 70, and living a fulfilling 10 years into his early eighties. "Survival and Beyond" provides an opportunity to listen deeply to the reflections of this courageous man. We also meet his son, grandson and daughter-in-law, who each movingly share their perceptions and insights about coping with this destructive illness. We are given a remarkable glimpse into the minds, hearts and souls of these family members as they talk about how they each dealt with the effects of this depression and attempted suicides.
The insights revealed in this program help us to better understand the dynamics of depression and suicide, and the strength and power of the family as a resource in overcoming this illness.
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TT01370247
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30 minutes
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USD 70.00
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Geriatric care providers demonstrate and discuss the therapeutic effectiveness of using memories to solve current problems while promoting self-esteem, life-long identity and independence. A powerful exercise and profound viewing experience!
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MN01370251
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20 minutes
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USD 213.00
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Compulsive gambling can start innocently - a way to spend free time, have a little fun, meet new people. But what happens when the urge to gamble goes past a form of entertainment to real addiction? When Gambling Is No Longer Fun takes a serious look at the growing (yet often overlooked) problem of gambling addiction among older adults, and how easily it can happen - to anyone. In the program, three former compulsive gamblers share how they started gambling, the extent to which addiction overwhelmed them (and their loved ones), and how they realized they needed help. Their stories will help older adults to recognize and heed warning signs of addiction.
This program also covers:
the hidden lures that gambling can present to older adults
the impact of addiction--including loss of self-esteem, depression, thoughts of suicide, and financial ruin
the extended effects of addiction, such as, strained personal and family relationships
The DVD offers tips for staying in control (such as predetermining and sticking to the amount of money you will spend), provides guidelines for assessing one's potential for addiction, and gives information about gambling recovery programs.
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TA01370333
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14 minutes
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USD 89.00
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