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show first aired December 13, 2007
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They’ve been credited, or blamed, for changes in music, culture and society itself. Now, the baby boomers are looking at their next target: old age. On this week’s Health Show we’ll look at the changing health needs and expectations as boomers turn into elders. We’ll also hear about the challenge of finding good mental health care in some of the most rural and remote areas of the country. And we’ll hear a first hand account from the author of a book on depression about his ongoing battle with the disease.
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ELDER MENTAL HEALTH 4 - Here Come The Boomers!
You’ve heard the dire predictions. By the year 2030 some 78 million elders will bankrupt Social Security and Medicare and completely overrun all support and care giver systems. But there is a growing number of experts who believe that as the baby boom generation joins the senior citizenry, being boomers and all, they will transform old age as we know it. Jacqueline Froelich has part four of our elder mental health series. Original funding for our elder mental health series was provided by the American Psychiatric Foundation, whose mission is to advance public understanding of mental illness.
I'm Just A Little Unwell
No matter how much attention the media tries to give it or how many laws are passed, in many areas of the country mental health is still not considered a "real" health problem by some people. Finding help can be especially tough, and frustrating in remote, rural areas of the country. Elizabeth Wynne Johnson reports.
The Noonday Demon
According to the World Health Organization, people living with mental health disorders often find themselves isolated, with a poor quality of life and shorter life spans. Author Andrew Salomon was searching for ways to deal with his severe depression when he decided to travel the world to see how other cultures dealt with mental health care. The result was a book called The Noonday Demon - An Atlas of Depression. This report was originally a segment in a documentary by Radio Netherlands’ David Swatling called Walking The Black Dog. Here’s Andrew Salomon.
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