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We help you to manage aging by assessing you to understand and control the factors that may accelerate aging including stress, loneliness, sleep deprivation, memory, and cognition.

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Symptoms of Aging

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Older adults experience a change in social, behavioral, and physical health. These interconnected processes are part of aging. In our clinic, we are helping to understand and navigate older adult life with better outcomes that help older adults, their caregivers, and their social circle.

Social clues of aging: Reduced number of friends and family & Increased loneliness

Physical clues: Frailty / chronic health conditions

Behavioral /mental health indications: Decreased memory and cognition, depression, anxiety, and Dementia.

 

How could we help you? What we offer

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You or your caregiver or friends may notice one or more clues/symptoms associated with aging. A comprehensive assessment helps us to find neuropsychological issues related to aging. Importantly our evaluations rule out the appearance of these symptoms due to mental health issues other than aging. Our assessments unravel the following which is often indicative of Aging.

 

• Memory changes/loss of working memory

• Challenges in routine tasks such as driving /financial management

• Disorientation-lack of understanding about the time/place/identity.

• Missing and misplacing are common

• Withdrawal from social activities

• Route finding difficulties

• Increased mood symptoms

 

How does a mental status examination help

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Some of the older adults among us may be experiencing increased mental health-related issues than others, potentially leading to decreased quality of life. Our assessment and approaches can help to identify the mental health issues and the region or the processes of the brain that are affected. These possible causes include depression, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and many more. Just like any other health problem, It is important to identify the cause of a mental health issue to manage it appropriately and, to support functioning at an individual's highest potential, and increase their quality of life. Our evaluations would help to know if the symptoms you may be experiencing are normal aging associated or associated with a more significant problem such as dementia. These differentiations help us to navigate the course of our aging.

 

If you are concerned about yourself or someone you care about, an early, accurate diagnosis is the first step toward appropriate management of aging. Each one of us may age differently, which often depends on our social, mental, and physical capabilities. Therefore, our evaluations and further therapy will be person-centered.

 

Our Aging with Grace clinic's well-experienced psychologist provides comprehensive aging-associated wellness evaluations using various cognitive /mood assessments. Referrals from family/legal guardians and physicians are welcome.

 

Process of our evaluation and wellness assessment.

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This assessment requires a minimum of three sessions. We offer the convenience of in-person and teletherapy. 

1.  The first appointment: You will meet with Dr. Abhilash for an initial evaluation and collection of history.  

2. The second appointment:  Dr. Abhilash will perform a psychological assessment using various standardized tests. This testing provides a detailed understanding of mental health, including the strengths and weaknesses of the brain function of the person. This evaluation may take 1 to 2 hours.

3. In the third session, Dr. Abhilash will explain the finding of the assessments and provide appropriate recommendations.

 

Follow-up and continued care

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To reduce the issues associated with aging and manage the process of aging, Dr. Abhilash may recommend the therapy/training plan and discuss the plan with the individual for better health management If necessary, we strongly recommend continuing therapy and brain training sessions with Dr. Abhilash for the betterment of the quality of life. The plan is aimed to reduce the deterioration of aging-associated mental health and prolong the state of one's well-being leading to better control of their life. As per the request from the person, we also provide the evaluation results and recommendations to the providers.