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Emergency Services, Psychiatric/standards , Group Processes , Patient Care/standards , Psychiatric Department, Hospital/standards , Quality Assurance, Health Care/methods , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry) , Emergency Services, Psychiatric/statistics & numerical data , Hospitalization , Humans , Middle Aged , Patient Care Planning/standards , Psychiatric Department, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Social SupportABSTRACT
In this article we review the thirty-year-old person from the viewpoint of the development psychology, life span, physical health and family life. In his psychological development a person has at this stage become adult, but he still uses some psychic mechanisms and coping strategies which are typical for the adolescent. Intrapsychic world, the working role and the family life are stabilizing, but the changing over to the independence and working life can be more difficult today than earlier. Although with most people the adult life has settled down and physical and psychiatric illnesses are relatively rare, part of the thirty-year-olds are not independent, placed to the working life or are not healthy. In the following paper, main theories or findings in psychological and family life development and mental health of a thirty-year-old person are presented.
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Aging/psychology , Mental Health , Personality Development , Adult , Family , Female , Finland/epidemiology , Humans , Male , Mental Disorders/epidemiology , Personality Assessment , Physical Fitness , Prevalence , Self Concept , SocializationABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to describe the experiences of elderly Finnish people with coping at home. Twenty elderly inhabitants of the city of Oulu in Finland, over 75 years of age, who live at home were interviewed. Content analysis was used as the method. According to the analysis, elderly people's coping at home consisted of social contacts, daily events as the substance of life, and previous life experiences. Social contacts consisted of family, public health services, and neighbours. Daily events as the substance of life included taking part in activities of daily living. The contents of previous life experiences consisted of thinking back to organize one's life experiences and their influence on one's own life. The factors that promoted coping at home were maintenance of health, the experience of well-being, and security. The findings of this study indicate that by supporting elderly people to cope at home, it is possible to influence their sense of safety and well-being and hence their quality of life.
