Andrew Perrella, BHSc

Commentary

Talking About Mental Illness in Long-Term Care: "All There"

01/14/2016

Older adults living with any type of dementia find themselves in a continual decline in their cognitive capacity despite best available medical treatments.

Older adults living with any...

01/14/2016

Annals of Long-Term Care

Commentary

Talking About Mental Illness in Long-Term Care: "The Diabetic in Room 204"

08/15/2016

Andrew Perrella , BHSc;

When the lives of older adults become burdened with a chronic illness, how people know and interact with them changes.

When the lives of older adults...

08/15/2016

Annals of Long-Term Care

Commentary

Talking About Mental Illness in Long-Term Care: “If They Weren’t So Difficult”

10/17/2016

Andrew Perrella , BHSc;

Mental illnesses in the elderly, coupled with physical comorbidities, create particularly challenging medicine.

Mental illnesses in the elderly,...

10/17/2016

Annals of Long-Term Care

Column

Talking About Mental Illness in Long-Term Care: "But She`s So Depressing"

04/11/2016

Andrew Perrella , BHSc;

Andrew Perrella, BHSc, discusses how depression is a mental health affliction that affects nearly every age group, including older adults, but confusion may arise if we begin to assume that “being depressed” necessitates having a clinical,...

Andrew Perrella, BHSc, discusses...

04/11/2016

Annals of Long-Term Care

Perspectives

The Volunteer as a Facilitator of the Psychosocial Transition Into Long-Term Care Settings

12/18/2015

Andrew Perrella , BHSc;

The author reviews the challenges related to transitions to long-term care teams and explores the integral role of volunteers in aiding these transitions.

The author reviews the...

12/18/2015

Annals of Long-Term Care