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...mental wellbeing after the pandemic is over. As we know, we start ageing the moment we are born, but it demonstrates more significantly when we reach a certain age, the usual benchmark being 65 years of age. At around this age, age-related changes manifest rather quickly. In the five short films around the 'Five Pillars of Ageing Well' we briefly discussed changes brought...

...mental health. ...In this free course, Accessibility and inclusion in digital health, you will consider some of the ways that people can access digital health in the UK and how they are able to take more control over their physical and mental health. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course K102 Introducing health and social...

...mental illness characterised by extreme mood swings and changes in energy levels. Someone with bipolar can have long or short periods of stability, but can then move into a deep depression or into a high, when they might experience hypomania, mania or psychosis. Understanding bipolar To help explain the condition, Bipolar UK uses a Mood Scale from 0 to 10, with 0 being...

...mental health conditions in the local area. Case study 2: Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy In this case study we hear from Mathew O’Sullivan. He’s 25 years old and has a form of muscular dystrophy called Duchenne’s. He lives near Reading with his girlfriend Lizzie who has cerebral palsy. They manage their personal health budgets in tandem. Mathew breathes using a...

...mental health. Digital innovation in social care and social work explores how digital technology has made a difference, both to the social care sector and people living in their own communities. It also looks at how incorporating technology in the home and in community settings has a range of benefits to people's wellbeing and ability to maintain independence in their...