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Old age

Dr Omar I Almodayfer
MD, FRCPC, ABAPDip
Head of Mental health
KAMC, Riyadh
modayfero@ngha.med.sa
?What is old age

What is old age in Saudi Arabia?


Mean age in SA
71.6 yrs
Changes

 Physical change.
 Brain atrophy:
 Clear.
 Notnecessary result in function loss.
 Normal forgetfulness.
Ageism

Discrimination against a person


based on age
:Transitions

 Family relationships.
 Retirement.

 Living arrangements.

 Driving.

 Sexuality.

 Self care.
:Issues

 Coping with loss.


 Physical health.

 Cognitive functions.

 Competency vs. capacity.


Capacity

 Ability or inability of an individual to


make decisions, in various areas f his
life.
 A medical term.
Competency

 A legal definition : the definition of the


court about a person capacity.
Elder abuse

Neglect
Who? Why?

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