MHC 697 Mental Wellness and Aging
This course provides an overview of mental challenges that can be encountered by older adults. It addresses physiological, psychological, sociological, and spiritual factors that impact mental health as individuals' age. It identifies common mental health issues and corresponding risk factors while differentiating behaviors associated with common causes of cognitive decline. Also addressed are interventions that maintain and improve communication with and care of cognitively impaired seniors in a variety of healthcare settings.