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Supporting emotional wellness in aged care: Building connection and strength by reminiscing

This resource from Relationships Australia SA provides questions and activities for people to use to encourage someone in aged care to reminisce about their past experiences. 

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Submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety

The submission by the National Mental Health Commission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. 

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Submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety

A submission to the Royal Commission from Mental Health Australia that highlights current structural arrangements which impede the provision of timely and appropriate identification and treatment of mental health conditions in older Australians.

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Signs your loved one in aged care has depression

When a loved one moves into residential aged care, it's not unusual for there to be a difficult adjustment period. In this ABC article, two experts give their advice on what to do if you suspect your loved one in aged care has depression.

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Signs and symptoms of anxiety and depression in older people

The symptoms of anxiety in older people are sometimes not all that obvious as they often develop gradually and it can be hard to know how much is too much. This webpage from Beyond Blue describes the signs and symptoms of anxiety and depression in older people.

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Reducing depression in nursing homes requires more than just antidepressants

Professor Sunil Bhar, the co-founder of The Wellbeing Clinic for Older Adults, describes the issue of aged care residents and depression in an article for The Conversation.

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Royal Australian College of General Practitioners clinical guide (Silver Book) 5th ed. Part A. Mental health

Guidance for general practitioners working in aged care. Highlights some of the more prevalent mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety disorder, suicide, bipolar and schizophrenia, and provides information regarding their diagnosis and management.

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Psychological treatment services for people with mental illness in residential aged care facilities

This document from The Australian Government Department of Health details the role of Primary Health Networks in commissioning psychological treatment services targeting the mental health needs of people living in residential aged care facilities.

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Psychological therapies provided by mental health professionals for underserviced groups

This document from the Australian Government Department of Health provides guidance on primary health network primary mental health care flexible funding pool.

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Psychiatry services for older people: Position statement 22

A position statement on care of older people with mental illness from the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.