Elderly Mental Health Awareness by Dr Nur Farhan Alami Musa - a podcast by Media NUSMS

During this session in Semester 1, Dr Nur Farhan joined us on zoom to share about elderly mental health as part of our efforts to understand how we can take care of these important members of our family and our muslim community.

Timestamps;

00:00 Opening by Dr Nur

04:03 What does it mean to be a Muslim Doctor?

06:21 Case 1: Patient presenting memory issues

14:27 Case 2: Patient who is depressed

18:27 Case 3: Low Cortisol and sudden forgetfulness

21:00 Case 4: Patient with Dementia

25:17 Case 5: Dementia Patient who kept climbing trees 

27:33 Case 6: Stressful situations may uncover early signs of dementia  

29:18 Case 7: Repetitive conversations may not be due of dementia 

32:00 Case 8: Caregiver feared that excessive milk consumption by elder was causing dementia

33:47 Is it normal for old people to be sad is it a good enough reason for medication?

35:28 Book Recommendations!

36:55 Situations where sending elders to a nursing home is better than neglect

39:00 Q&A

39:30 Q: How do we understanding patients who dislike medication?

41:16 Q: Perceived supernatural disturbances that are actually caused by medical problems?

43:20 Q: What can we do to help the elderly community in Singapore?

44:50 Q: How do we prevent mild cognitive impairment from progressing into dementia?

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