Course indicators and risks in the mental health of the elderly (university degree + 4 ECTS credits)

The mental health of the elderly has the same importance as in the rest of the ages. In fact, approximately 15 % of people over 60 suffer some mental disorder according to the World Health Organization, being dementia, depression and anxiety disorders with the highest incidence. Thanks to this course in indicators and risks in the mental health of the elderly, it offers a wide updated on indicators and risks of mental health in the old man, as well as performing a geriatric assessment to modules on the most frequent mental disorders in older people and recommendations and strategies for their treatment. You will discover updated elements and statistics for complete knowledge about this area of the population.

- Participate in the recovery and knowledge of the different pathologies and their performance before them. - Learn the possible applicable in the different pathologies associated with mental health this vital stage. - Identify the different tools and programs of action in old age. - Discover statistical data on problems and incidents in the elderly.

The professional outputs of this course in indicators and risks in the mental health of the elderly is work -oriented as multidisciplinary teams or workers of geriatric institutions, private caregivers, nurses, therapists, auxiliaries, specialized centers, residences, socio -health care centers, day centers.

With this course in indicators and risks in the mental health of the elderly you can develop with skill the basic functions of the geriatrics field, knowing in depth each of the geriatric syndromes that can be found and the risk factors of suffering from each disease, as well as their prevention, among other more things. Develop your professional career with us!

This course in indicators and risks in the mental health of the elderly is aimed at all those professional and student staff interested in those health, research and therapies formations that you want to delve into this vital stage and specialize in the information presented with respect to the mental health of the elderly.

This training is not included in the scope of official regulated training (Infant Education, Primary Education, Secondary Education, Official Professional Training FP, Baccalaureate, University Degree, Official University Master and PhD). It is therefore a complementary and/or specialization training, aimed at acquiring certain skills, skills or aptitudes of a professional nature, being able to be barely as merit in workbags and/or opposition competitions, always within the complementary training section and/or continuous training being always essential to review the specific requirements of the public labor stock of the public labor stock market.