Dementia and Depression
Like other chronic diseases, Alzheimer’s disease cannot be cured, but it can be managed. One in three seniors dies with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia. It is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States.
Major depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the United States and it often occurs with dementia.
Psychosis and Early-Onset Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is one of the most severe and disabling diseases facing mankind. It begins early in life, typically in the late teens and early 20s, then follows a downward course that progresses into a lifelong illness marked by untold personal suffering.
Individuals afflicted with schizophrenia and other psychotic illnesses lead lives marked by social isolation, unemployment, disorganized thinking and lack of touch with reality. The suicide rate is high (up to 10 percent), and affected individuals die at much younger ages than their healthy peers – up to 20 years earlier.
Post-Intensive Care Unit Recovery
The Eskenazi Health Critical Care Recovery Center team assesses and cares for the patient in all areas affected by critical illness: cognitive, functional, behavioral and psychological. The program is designed to supplement, not replace, treatment from a patient’s primary care provider.