Anxiety and depression are the most common disorders among old people, later in life depression often hits as one thinks about their past and remember things that used to be, and the prognosis is usually long-term and can be chronic with higher relapses than with younger people (Afshari et al., 2019). The risks are higher for older people to have depression if they are isolated, have a chronic illness, and are lonely, those that have high family support, as well as income stability, often are less of a risk.

When it comes to younger adults there are other factors that can be used to help determine risk, such as biological and psychological factors, this too can be used for older adults as it would be age-related. Younger people can also feel depressed with loneliness, and they are at the most risk.

When comparing depression between elderly and younger people, it seems that depression is mainly caused by the mitigating factors of one’s life. Older adults tend to have symptoms of agitation, hypochondriasis, gastrointestinal issues, reduced guilt, and loss of sexual interest; research studies with elderly and younger people using information from RDC, ICD-9, ICD-10, DSM-III, DSM-III-R or DSM-IV criteria, on average older people often had more severe depression and when it came to psychotic depression both age groups were affected severely, younger people had more guilt (Hegeman et al., 2018).

When research studies used the Duke Depression Evaluation Schedule for the Elderly and Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale there was found to be similar phenomenology in depression for those over 60 years of age versus those less than that age, but overall research suggests that older adults are depressed more often than that of their younger counterparts (Hegeman et al., 2018).

When a person drives, they need to be able to react quickly to avoid a situation such as an accident. Someone that has dementia may not be able to react quickly enough which causes accidents where people are hurt or in some cases die. Dementia is a severe neurocognitive disorder it affects about 50 million people globally the most common disorder is Alzheimer’s disease (AD), which is neurodegenerative dementia; cognitive functions that are needed for driving are decreased when a person has dementia, and one must pay attention when driving and when someone has dementia these functions are impaired (Falkenstein et al., 2020).

So anyone that has dementia or AD should not be driving. They should lose their license and their right to drive.

References

Afshari, A., Rezai, R., & Dadras, F. (2019). The Effectiveness of structured reminiscence on anxiety and depression in the elderly. Aging Psychology, 5(3), 201-215. 10.22126/JAP.2019.4704.1368

Falkenstein, M., Karthaus, M., & Brüne-Cohrs, U. (2020). Age-Related diseases and driving safety. Geriatrics, 5(4), 80. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics5040080

Hegeman, J. M., Kok, R. M., van der Mast, R. C., & Giltay, E. J. (2018). Phenomenology of depression in older compared with younger adults: Meta-analysis. British Journal of Psychiatry, 200(4), 275–281. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.111.095950

 Explain how big data or epidemiological data can be used to drive clinical practice within your practice/work setting.  Tell your peers where the pertinent health information can be found (which organizations/websites) for the population of your interest and relate the data to a population health practice/intervention.  The intervention could have occurred in the past, is currently taking place, or is a possibility for the future.

I currently working with mental health adolescents patients 

Topic: Clinical Epidemiology: Risk

Read the required reading. Epidemiological studies can evaluate risks of disease and protection from disease.

Discuss risks and how epidemiological studies impact interventions to reduce risks. Include some types of studies and specific risk examples in your response. How does this apply to evidence-based medicine? 

Unit 2 Reading Assignments:

In Clinical Epidemiology, read:

· Chapter 4: “Diagnosis”

· Chapter 5: “Risk: Basic Principles”

· Chapter 6: “Risk: Exposure to Disease”

· Chapter 7: “Risk: From Disease to Exposure”

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). Lesson 3: Measures of risk. In Principles of epidemiology in public health practice: An introduction to applied epidemiology and biostatistics (3rd. ed.). https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson3/index.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). National Center for Health Statistics. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

Hello everyone, for today’s discussion topic, I have chosen to  analyze two visuals surrounding U.N. Peacekeeper involvement and the  state of U.N. peacekeeping operations.

The first visual below supports U.N. peacekeepers and their involvement in humanitarian crises around the world

This image was taken during a humanitarian intervention and security  mission undergone by U.N. Peacekeepers.  The purpose of the image is  clear: to humanize the U.N. Peacekeepers and make them appear friendly  and helpful to the local community they’ve been assigned to support.   The image takes on a more serious, but bright and hopeful tone as it  seeks to make the peacekeepers look like heroes to a community in  need.  

This image was found on stimson.org, an international group dedicated  to supporting global security efforts. Link to the site here: https://www.stimson.org/2020/conflicting-means-converging-goals-civilian-protection-and-ssr/ 

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The next image is shown in opposition to U.N. Peacekeeper global involvment.

The image is actually an edited picture from a 2007 South African ad  campaign.  The original sign said “INVOLVED in AFRICA”.  The purpose of  this image was also very clear: to mock and ridicule the failures of the  U.N. to intervene in crises around the world like in Syria, Gaza, and  Myanmar.  The image takes to tones of mockery, satire, and dark humor to  get the author’s point across.  The image was taken from boomlive.in, a  website that specializes in fact-checking news articles, popular  photos, and other influential media sources.  Link to the website here: https://www.boomlive.in/world/edited-photo-of-south-african-ad-campaign-viral-with-misleading-claims-13510 

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