diciembre 23, 2021

ALZHEIMER'S: CINEMA DEDICATES IMPORTANT PAGES TO SENILE DEMENTIA


 

World cinema dedicates an important space to the drama of old age when one is suffering from senile dementia: "The Father " with Anthony Hopkins, talks about Alzheimer's.

[Alessandra De Tommasi] “A father who slowly loses pieces of himself and of a daughter who tries to keep them together”: this is how director Florian Zeller told us about his latest work, which earned Anthony Hopkins the second Oscar for best actor. From 20 May to the cinema ". [MyMovies] The Father is based on the play of the same name, the film tells of a daughter struggling with a bizarre and funny father suffering from senile dementia. The film garnered 6 nominations and won 2 Academy Awards, 4 Golden Globes nominations, 6 nominations and won one BAFTA Award, 6 nominations and won one Satellite Awards, 6 nominations and won 3 British Independent, 4 Critics Choice nominations. Award, 2 nominations for SAG Awards, 1 nomination for Directors Guild, won an award at the Goyas, In Italy at the Box Office The Father - Nothing is as it seems has grossed 1.3 million euros.

[My Movies] Told on the big screen, the stories of Alzheimer's patients and their families can put them in front of what they will encounter and also become aware that in this disease, whose numbers are increasing more and more, one should not stay alone.

A more recent film than in a somewhat comic version, which is actually a drama, “Here today” (2021) “An unforgettable friendship between two highly unlikely characters who couldn't be more different. At the Box Office USA Here Today grossed 2.5 million dollars in the first 2 weeks of programming and 900 thousand dollars in the first weekend ”a 2021 comedy-drama film directed by Billy Crystal, starring Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish.


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According to the World AlzheimerReport 2015, for 2015, we estimate worldwide over 9.9 million new cases of dementia per year, that is, one new case every 3.2 seconds. This new estimate is almost 30% higher than that referring to 2010 and contained in the report published by the World Health Organization in 2012 entitled "Dementia: a public health priority". The regional distribution of new dementia cases is 4.9 million (49% of the total) in Asia, 2.5 million (25%) in Europe, 1.7 million (18%) in the Americas, and 0.8 million (8%) in Africa. Compared to our 2012 estimates, these values ​​indicate a higher proportion of new cases in Asia, the Americas and Africa, while the proportion of cases in Europe has decreased.

The drama of senile dementia is a touching and, sadly, real social and cinematic theme. In 2015 Julianne Moore also won the Oscar for Still Alice, a film about a still young woman who discovers she has Alzheimer's.

The cinema underlines this dramatic event that changes the life of both the patient and his family. It is difficult to accept that a loved one reaches the point of not recognizing a child, a relative and that his or her history and past are mercilessly erased in a moment of life's journey are the memories that help the elderly to move forward.

Depression as the first sign ofsenile dementia

“Depression can be a very common ailment in the elderly and can have various characteristics. Recent studies have also shown that depression in the elderly can be a warning sign of Alzhemeir and dementia. Mood disorders for elderly people can arise both as a result of relapses subsequent to other depressive episodes experienced in the course of one's life but can also occur for the first time following a situation of strong stress such as a physical illness or a particularly heartfelt mourning. "


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