Ageing, Healthy, and in Control: An Alternative Approach to Maintaining the Health of Older People |
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... mental dependence . This is neither an inevitable , nor even a necessary consequence of ageing , and does not follow from the original premise . ( b ) In old age there is greater susceptibility to illness and disease as the body loses ...
... mental dependence . This is neither an inevitable , nor even a necessary consequence of ageing , and does not follow from the original premise . ( b ) In old age there is greater susceptibility to illness and disease as the body loses ...
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... mental deterioration through loneliness is for the individual to face up to it , accept that it is their responsibility , to make new friends , and to adopt new hobbies and interests . The worst response is to become depressed . Self ...
... mental deterioration through loneliness is for the individual to face up to it , accept that it is their responsibility , to make new friends , and to adopt new hobbies and interests . The worst response is to become depressed . Self ...
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... mental health problems and old age are more closely associated with the social and emotional conditions in which older people live . Older people who have been cut off from mainstream social life , retaining no social role , few friends ...
... mental health problems and old age are more closely associated with the social and emotional conditions in which older people live . Older people who have been cut off from mainstream social life , retaining no social role , few friends ...
Contents
reasserting personal control | 64 |
combating loneliness | 82 |
Diet and nutrition | 98 |
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