PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Agoraphobia, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Snoring
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Less prevalent in older people than younger adults; about 7% of people 65 and older: but, still more prevalent among younger people. Risk factors: e. g. , being female, having several chronic medical conditions, not being married, low levels of education. Ptsd: strongest predictor: neuroticism and adverse events in early childhood. Alcohol in older people may be more prevalent than expected: In canada: 8. 9% had definite alcohol abuse; 3. 7% had questionable alcohol abuse. In us: 10. 8% of elderly men; 2. 9% in elderly women. In england: 28. 6% in elderly men; 10. 3% in women. Heavy drinking is linked to depression, anxiety, health problems. Older people metabolize alcohol more slowly, thus, creating greater changes in brain chemistry. & more readily bring on toxic effects such as delirium. Much greater problem than drug and alcohol abuse in the aged population. Elderly are 13% of population but they consume 33% of all prescribed meds. Rem sleep: more sleep disturbance in older men than in older women.
