Promoting Healthy Lifestyles

Mental health is a reflection of one’s psychological well-being and his or her ability to contribute intellectually to functions of daily living regardless of his or her physical health or disability. Although some cognitive functions decline as a normal course of aging, loss of mental functioning may be reversible when diagnosed and treated by professionals.

The most common late life mental health condition is depression and is treatable. Dementia can be created by prescription drug interactions or as a result of arteriosclerosis and can in most case be reversed. There is hope that in the near future dementia caused in later states of Parkinson’s disease and in Alzheimer’s can be arrested and even cured with treatment. The resources below provide information on finding mental health services, research, and treatment.

Mental Health Sub Navigation::

• Dementia & Alzheimer’s
• Depression & Suicide

General Resource Links:

• A Simple Screening Tool for Depression - Health and Age, Novartis Foundation for Gerontology (Off Site)
  
  
• Mental Health Services Locator – SAMHSA’s Center for Mental Health Services -This search allows you to find mental health services and consumer, family, and advocacy organizations by city, state, or zip code.(Off Site)
  
  
• Mental Health Work Group – CDC – Basic public health information on mental health. (Off Site)
  
  
• National Institute of Mental Health – Information for the public, practitioners, and researchers. (Off Site)
  
  
• National Mental Health Association – Nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and illness and working to improve the mental health of all Americans through advocacy, education, research, and service. (Off Site)

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