The Emirates Corporation for Health Services revealed the opening of the first specialized treatment unit for inpatient mental health for senior citizens at Al Amal Hospital for Mental Health, the first of its kind in the UAE. And safe for them, which contributes to their integration into social life and enhance their abilities in the face of various psychological challenges.
The new treatment unit aims to serve senior citizens who suffer from severe psychological disorders and need to be admitted to hospital for evaluation and treatment. The unit is managed by a highly qualified multidisciplinary team that includes a selection of psychological and social specialists, through cooperation between the Emirates Foundation for Health Services and Maudsley Health Centre, one of the oldest and most important psychiatric institutions in the world.
Dr. Youssef Mohammed Al Serkal, Director General of the Emirates Health Services Corporation, stressed the keenness to provide exceptional health care to senior citizens according to the directives of the wise leadership, to improve their quality of life, to raise awareness of their health and psychological needs, and to include initiatives and projects for mental health care in the national health planning strategies, and they are currently being empowered with services Al-Amal Hospital for Mental Health, which has international accreditation, and the first of its kind in the region.
Al Serkal pointed out the importance of local and global partnerships that the Foundation is keen to document with international centers of expertise, develop and qualify medical and technical cadres, support and enhance scientific research in the field of mental health, develop information systems and update the statistical database on mental health, within the framework of the national mental health policy aimed at To develop, strengthen and expand the scope of comprehensive, integrated and responsive mental health services that are responsive to the needs and directed to the community of all categories and ages.
For her part, Dr. Noor Al Muhairi, Director of the Mental Health Department at the Foundation, confirmed that the establishment of the therapeutic unit aims to improve mental health services directed to senior citizens, to deal with physiological and psychological changes in the aging stage, through the evaluation of patient’s behaviors and awareness, therapeutic procedures, effective care methods and ways of behavioral support. and psychological conditions for them and their families, and given the specificity of the requirements of this societal segment, we are keen to develop field research to formulate innovative policies and anticipate and prepare for challenges.
In turn, Dr. Amna Turki Al Ali, Director of Al-Amal Hospital for Mental Health, pointed out that the inpatient unit specialized in mental health for senior citizens enhances the efficiency of integrated and comprehensive mental health services for this esteemed group of society, with an effective approach that follows the best scientific evidence available, with optimum use of resources and continuous training of providers Mental health services for senior citizens.
Dr. Turki explained that the most prevalent disorders among the elderly are depression, anxiety and Alzheimer’s, resulting from weak cognitive and cognitive abilities, and we are working on using appropriate behavioral and pharmacological treatments and providing a supportive environment that makes them feel confident, reassured and safe.
The Emirates Corporation for Health Services revealed the opening of the first specialized treatment unit for inpatient mental health for senior citizens at Al Amal Hospital for Mental Health, the first of its kind in the UAE. And safe for them, which contributes to their integration into social life and enhance their abilities in the face of various psychological challenges.
The new treatment unit aims to serve senior citizens who suffer from severe psychological disorders and need to be admitted to hospital for evaluation and treatment. The unit is managed by a highly qualified multidisciplinary team that includes a selection of psychological and social specialists, through cooperation between the Emirates Foundation for Health Services and Maudsley Health Centre, one of the oldest and most important psychiatric institutions in the world.
Dr. Youssef Mohammed Al Serkal, Director General of the Emirates Health Services Corporation, stressed the keenness to provide exceptional health care to senior citizens according to the directives of the wise leadership, to improve their quality of life, to raise awareness of their health and psychological needs, and to include initiatives and projects for mental health care in the national health planning strategies, and they are currently being empowered with services Al-Amal Hospital for Mental Health, which has international accreditation, and the first of its kind in the region.
Al Serkal pointed out the importance of local and global partnerships that the Foundation is keen to document with international centers of expertise, develop and qualify medical and technical cadres, support and enhance scientific research in the field of mental health, develop information systems and update the statistical database on mental health, within the framework of the national mental health policy aimed at To develop, strengthen and expand the scope of comprehensive, integrated and responsive mental health services that are responsive to the needs and directed to the community of all categories and ages.
For her part, Dr. Noor Al Muhairi, Director of the Mental Health Department at the Foundation, confirmed that the establishment of the therapeutic unit aims to improve mental health services directed to senior citizens, to deal with physiological and psychological changes in the aging stage, through the evaluation of patient’s behaviors and awareness, therapeutic procedures, effective care methods and ways of behavioral support. and psychological conditions for them and their families, and given the specificity of the requirements of this societal segment, we are keen to develop field research to formulate innovative policies and anticipate and prepare for challenges.
In turn, Dr. Amna Turki Al Ali, Director of Al-Amal Hospital for Mental Health, pointed out that the inpatient unit specialized in mental health for senior citizens enhances the efficiency of integrated and comprehensive mental health services for this esteemed group of society, with an effective approach that follows the best scientific evidence available, with optimum use of resources and continuous training of providers Mental health services for senior citizens.
Dr. Turki explained that the most prevalent disorders among the elderly are depression, anxiety and Alzheimer’s, resulting from weak cognitive and cognitive abilities, and we are working on using appropriate behavioral and pharmacological treatments and providing a supportive environment that makes them feel confident, reassured and safe.
The Emirates Corporation for Health Services revealed the opening of the first specialized treatment unit for inpatient mental health for senior citizens at Al Amal Hospital for Mental Health, the first of its kind in the UAE. And safe for them, which contributes to their integration into social life and enhance their abilities in the face of various psychological challenges.
The new treatment unit aims to serve senior citizens who suffer from severe psychological disorders and need to be admitted to hospital for evaluation and treatment. The unit is managed by a highly qualified multidisciplinary team that includes a selection of psychological and social specialists, through cooperation between the Emirates Foundation for Health Services and Maudsley Health Centre, one of the oldest and most important psychiatric institutions in the world.
Dr. Youssef Mohammed Al Serkal, Director General of the Emirates Health Services Corporation, stressed the keenness to provide exceptional health care to senior citizens according to the directives of the wise leadership, to improve their quality of life, to raise awareness of their health and psychological needs, and to include initiatives and projects for mental health care in the national health planning strategies, and they are currently being empowered with services Al-Amal Hospital for Mental Health, which has international accreditation, and the first of its kind in the region.
Al Serkal pointed out the importance of local and global partnerships that the Foundation is keen to document with international centers of expertise, develop and qualify medical and technical cadres, support and enhance scientific research in the field of mental health, develop information systems and update the statistical database on mental health, within the framework of the national mental health policy aimed at To develop, strengthen and expand the scope of comprehensive, integrated and responsive mental health services that are responsive to the needs and directed to the community of all categories and ages.
For her part, Dr. Noor Al Muhairi, Director of the Mental Health Department at the Foundation, confirmed that the establishment of the therapeutic unit aims to improve mental health services directed to senior citizens, to deal with physiological and psychological changes in the aging stage, through the evaluation of patient’s behaviors and awareness, therapeutic procedures, effective care methods and ways of behavioral support. and psychological conditions for them and their families, and given the specificity of the requirements of this societal segment, we are keen to develop field research to formulate innovative policies and anticipate and prepare for challenges.
In turn, Dr. Amna Turki Al Ali, Director of Al-Amal Hospital for Mental Health, pointed out that the inpatient unit specialized in mental health for senior citizens enhances the efficiency of integrated and comprehensive mental health services for this esteemed group of society, with an effective approach that follows the best scientific evidence available, with optimum use of resources and continuous training of providers Mental health services for senior citizens.
Dr. Turki explained that the most prevalent disorders among the elderly are depression, anxiety and Alzheimer’s, resulting from weak cognitive and cognitive abilities, and we are working on using appropriate behavioral and pharmacological treatments and providing a supportive environment that makes them feel confident, reassured and safe.
The Emirates Corporation for Health Services revealed the opening of the first specialized treatment unit for inpatient mental health for senior citizens at Al Amal Hospital for Mental Health, the first of its kind in the UAE. And safe for them, which contributes to their integration into social life and enhance their abilities in the face of various psychological challenges.
The new treatment unit aims to serve senior citizens who suffer from severe psychological disorders and need to be admitted to hospital for evaluation and treatment. The unit is managed by a highly qualified multidisciplinary team that includes a selection of psychological and social specialists, through cooperation between the Emirates Foundation for Health Services and Maudsley Health Centre, one of the oldest and most important psychiatric institutions in the world.
Dr. Youssef Mohammed Al Serkal, Director General of the Emirates Health Services Corporation, stressed the keenness to provide exceptional health care to senior citizens according to the directives of the wise leadership, to improve their quality of life, to raise awareness of their health and psychological needs, and to include initiatives and projects for mental health care in the national health planning strategies, and they are currently being empowered with services Al-Amal Hospital for Mental Health, which has international accreditation, and the first of its kind in the region.
Al Serkal pointed out the importance of local and global partnerships that the Foundation is keen to document with international centers of expertise, develop and qualify medical and technical cadres, support and enhance scientific research in the field of mental health, develop information systems and update the statistical database on mental health, within the framework of the national mental health policy aimed at To develop, strengthen and expand the scope of comprehensive, integrated and responsive mental health services that are responsive to the needs and directed to the community of all categories and ages.
For her part, Dr. Noor Al Muhairi, Director of the Mental Health Department at the Foundation, confirmed that the establishment of the therapeutic unit aims to improve mental health services directed to senior citizens, to deal with physiological and psychological changes in the aging stage, through the evaluation of patient’s behaviors and awareness, therapeutic procedures, effective care methods and ways of behavioral support. and psychological conditions for them and their families, and given the specificity of the requirements of this societal segment, we are keen to develop field research to formulate innovative policies and anticipate and prepare for challenges.
In turn, Dr. Amna Turki Al Ali, Director of Al-Amal Hospital for Mental Health, pointed out that the inpatient unit specialized in mental health for senior citizens enhances the efficiency of integrated and comprehensive mental health services for this esteemed group of society, with an effective approach that follows the best scientific evidence available, with optimum use of resources and continuous training of providers Mental health services for senior citizens.
Dr. Turki explained that the most prevalent disorders among the elderly are depression, anxiety and Alzheimer’s, resulting from weak cognitive and cognitive abilities, and we are working on using appropriate behavioral and pharmacological treatments and providing a supportive environment that makes them feel confident, reassured and safe.