Geriatric mental health professionals in Balt/Wash area?
April 29, 2013 2:47 PM Subscribe
Help me find mental health resources for my dad.
I posted a few week ago about my 70 year old dad having heart bypass surgery. He's been really embracing the idea of paying more attention to his mental and physical health. Last few years he's been exploring alternative types of therapies including acupuncture, reiki, and mindfulness-type practices. Lately I've been encouraging him to find a mental health professional to talk to that can give him some perspective on his marriage, getting older, his relationships with his children etc. He has a history of anxiety and depression and I'd be really happy if he could spend the last phase of his life in some sort of equanimity. I'd like to provide him with a few names in case he decides this is something he'd like to pursue.
I want to get some suggestions for mental health professionals in the Baltimore/Washington corridor (ideally in Howard County) that have a practice geared towards someone in the later part of their life. Ideally would also have familiarity with mindfulness/Buddhist based practices. Thanks all.
I posted a few week ago about my 70 year old dad having heart bypass surgery. He's been really embracing the idea of paying more attention to his mental and physical health. Last few years he's been exploring alternative types of therapies including acupuncture, reiki, and mindfulness-type practices. Lately I've been encouraging him to find a mental health professional to talk to that can give him some perspective on his marriage, getting older, his relationships with his children etc. He has a history of anxiety and depression and I'd be really happy if he could spend the last phase of his life in some sort of equanimity. I'd like to provide him with a few names in case he decides this is something he'd like to pursue.
I want to get some suggestions for mental health professionals in the Baltimore/Washington corridor (ideally in Howard County) that have a practice geared towards someone in the later part of their life. Ideally would also have familiarity with mindfulness/Buddhist based practices. Thanks all.
I suggest you contact the Howard County Office on Aging.
posted by SMPA at 4:42 PM on April 29, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by SMPA at 4:42 PM on April 29, 2013 [1 favorite]
I can try to find some specifics if you like but the two resources that come to mind are NIH (National Institute on Aging) and Johns Hopkins. How well does your father get around? Could yoga help him? Can he volunteer? Volunteering might help him feel useful and like he's giving back, which would be great for his mental health.
posted by kat518 at 5:58 AM on April 30, 2013
posted by kat518 at 5:58 AM on April 30, 2013
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posted by small_ruminant at 3:32 PM on April 29, 2013