September, 2004

Occupational therapists help elderly patients stay independent

The loss of a spouse or a job. Serious medical problems. Reactions to medications. One of these factors - or any combination of them - can lead to depression in the elderly.

At Wesley Woods Center near Emory University Hospital, Karen Maloney, MA, OTR/L, and Barbara Hewett, OTR/L, work with elderly patients who have physical ailments but also may be dealing with mental health problems such as depression or dementia. Full Article

Caring too much

Jennifer Farrell can see the signs in her co-workers' faces and attitudes.

Another 2-year-old with a neuroblastoma brain tumor succumbs to the disease; another child is readmitted to the hospital, no longer in remission. There will be a week when four children die in succession. Full Article

in this issue

• Addressing mental health in hospitals
• Simple résumé can help get interviews
• Retro chic: Grady nurses revert to white garb
• Working together
• Riding the storm out
• Memories in time