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Hombre con actitud apática

Impact of intersectionality on the stigma associated with psychosis

Personal and social identity can increase the risk of discrimination
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Fight against stigma
Adulto mostrando empatía con un joven triste

Situation and needs for addressing suicide prevention

Spain recorded an 8.6% increase in the suicide mortality rate between 2015 and 2021
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Suicide prevention

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First and foremost, it's crucial to recognize the connection between pain and worsening depression. The key to improvement lies precisely in acknowledging this link and acting accordingly.

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What can the partner of someone with an eating disorder do?

Eating disorders often make it difficult to both start and maintain a romantic relationship. They also commonly hinder healthy relationships, fostering dependency, vulnerability, and increasing the risk of abuse and mistreatment, for example.

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How can I use my mobile phone responsibly?

Don't get discouraged; it's not an easy task.

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Aging and proximity policies

Responding to diversity and inequalities, with care at the center
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Active aging
Irene Lebrusán Murillo
Interview

"We are not focusing on the human and social dimension of aging."

Dr. Irene Lebrusán Murillo

Sociologist. Professor at the Autonomous University of Madrid and researcher at the International Center on Aging (CENIE)
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Personas mayores en una aula
Face to face

Continue learning when you're older

Angel Serrano Muñoz

Member of the University Extension Classrooms for the Elderly of Barcelona (AUGG BCN UB)

Anna Pou van den Bossche

Degree in Art History and Master's in Art and Contemporary Thought

The consequences of unwanted loneliness in older people

The prolonged stress it causes can manifest as anxiety
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It affects physical and mental health

Why is it difficult to recognize depression in an older person?

A view from primary care
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Depressive disorders
Maltrato gente mayor

Warning signs of elder abuse

We can all help in detecting risk situations
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Abuse
psicosi gent gran

Psychosis in the elderly: is it different?

How to recognize the symptoms
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Psychosis
Old age

Active aging

Keys to a healthier old age