Growing older with post traumatic stress disorder

Curran, B; Collier, EH

Abstract

Ageing with mental illness is a neglected area of research and policy. People who grow older to later life with on-going mental health problems may not have their needs well understood. This understanding is important if mental health services are to ensure direct or indirect age discrimination is avoided. This paper discusses the issues of ageing with mental illness over a prolonged period of time with a focus on one person’s story, Bernard, of ageing with post-traumatic stress disorder in the UK. Implications for practice are discussed in the context of life course, recovery, self-help and preventing suicide. The narrative illustrates how time, memory and meaning interweave and how ageing with mental illness become part of a person’s ongoing identity.

Citation

Curran, B., & Collier, E. (2016). Growing older with post traumatic stress disorder. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 23(3-4), 236-242. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12280

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 28, 2015
• Online Publication Date: May 12, 2016
• Publication Date: May 12, 2016
• Deposit Date: Oct 12, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 24, 2019
• Journal: Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
• Print ISSN: 1351-0126
• Electronic ISSN: 1365-2850
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 3-4
• Pages: 236-242
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12280
• Keywords: Experience, long term, mental illness, older people, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12280
• Related Public URLs: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1365-2850
• Additional Information: Additional Information : This is a posthumous publication for the first author Bernard Curran who was an active member of the Salford university School of Nursing, Midwifery, Social Work and Social Sciences service user and carer group.