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Geriatric Mental Health Disaster and Emergency Preparedness

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416 Index<br />

NCCAM. See National Center for Complementary<br />

<strong>and</strong> Alternative Medicine<br />

Newton, R., 200<br />

New York City Offi ce of <strong>Emergency</strong> Management,<br />

159<br />

New York <strong>Disaster</strong> Interfaith Services<br />

(NYDIS), 228, 235<br />

New York University College of<br />

Nursing, 58<br />

NGOs. See Nongovernmental organizations<br />

Nigro, Daniel A, 60<br />

NIH. See National Institute of <strong>Health</strong><br />

NMDA. See N-methyl d-aspartate<br />

N-methyl d-aspartate (NMDA), 15<br />

Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs),<br />

121–122, 130<br />

Nonpsychopharmacological treatment,<br />

15 –16<br />

Nonsteroidal antiinfl ammatory drugs<br />

(NSAIDs), 19<br />

NORCs. See Naturally occurring<br />

retirement communities<br />

Norris, F. H., 125, 126, 127, 135, 213, 369<br />

NSAIDs. See Nonsteroidal antiinfl ammatory<br />

drugs<br />

Nussbaum, M., 333<br />

NYDIS. See New York <strong>Disaster</strong> Interfaith<br />

Services<br />

O<br />

Obesity management, 145<br />

Offi ce of Justice Programs Offi ce of<br />

Domestic <strong>Preparedness</strong>, 121<br />

Ohio Valley Appalachia Regional <strong>Geriatric</strong><br />

Education Center, 51, 52, 385<br />

Oklahoma City bombing, CCP Project<br />

Heartl<strong>and</strong> after, 131–132<br />

Olanzapine, 14<br />

Older Americans Act, 69<br />

Older Canadians<br />

ADLs of, 84<br />

geographic/population location of, 84<br />

injuries/chronic conditions of, 85<br />

outreach to, 88<br />

shared accountability of, 98–99<br />

snapshot of, 84–85<br />

as volunteers, 88<br />

vulnerability/resilience of, 90, 99–100<br />

Older People in Emergencies: Considerations<br />

for Action <strong>and</strong> Policy Development<br />

, 92<br />

Older person(s)<br />

AAGP on mental health issues of, 251<br />

altered physical functioning of, 362 – 363<br />

anxiety disorders in, 16 –17<br />

assistance needed for, 68<br />

case management for, 197–210<br />

choice/choosing process of, 250<br />

chronic medical conditions <strong>and</strong>, 363<br />

communication diffi culty of, 281<br />

community-dwelling, 202, 207– 208<br />

community preparedness planning inclusion<br />

of, 135 –136<br />

coping skills of, 213<br />

defi nition/classifi cation of, 31<br />

disaster relief response for, 365<br />

as disaster resource, 33 – 34<br />

emotional strengths/weaknesses of, 33,<br />

44<br />

extra support needed for, 43 – 44<br />

fi ght-or-fl ight response <strong>and</strong>, 41<br />

frailty of, 31– 32, 44<br />

function of, 32 – 33<br />

GEPR focus on, 58<br />

geriatric assessment/study of, 277<br />

health care management interdisciplinary<br />

treatment of, 249<br />

hospitalization of, 73<br />

immediate family support system,<br />

potential lack of, 68<br />

inevitable high loss of, 39<br />

interfamilial relocation of, 366<br />

isolation of, 69, 124, 365<br />

less grief for, 306 – 307<br />

limited mobility of, 363<br />

literacy levels of, 365<br />

medication management <strong>and</strong>, 11–12, 14,<br />

34, 37– 39<br />

mental health needs of, 197<br />

mental health screening for, 370<br />

mental health services underutilization<br />

by, 273 – 274<br />

mistreatment in shelters, 366<br />

mistreatment risk from vulnerability of,<br />

365 – 366<br />

with multiple sensory impairments, 275<br />

NORCs, 202

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