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Chapter 18 - Ageing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 October 2022

By
Julia H. Head ,
Robert M. Lawrence  and
Rachel J. Cullinan
Edited by
Christopher C. H. Cook  and
Andrew Powell
Christopher C. H. Cook
Affiliation:
Institute for Medical Humanities, Durham University
Andrew Powell
Affiliation:
Formerly Warneford Hospital and University of Oxford
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Summary

This chapter provides a brief overview of the ageing process in relation to psychopathologies encountered in the practice of old age psychiatry. In addition, it addresses the role of spirituality and religion in ageing, and discusses ways in which people approach the challenges of transition in later life. The authors discuss the importance of a multidimensional and holistic approach that includes paying sufficient attention to core aspects of being and personality, which can convey important information with regard to coping skills and how they influence responses to diagnosis, treatment and outcome. Deep among these core aspects lie the root constructs of a person’s vision of life and personal meanings, and what some would describe as the presence of a spiritual/transcendent dimension.

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ageingcaringcopingend of lifeloss, prayerpsychiatryreligionspiritualitytransition
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Spirituality and Psychiatry , pp. 355 - 374
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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