Group intervention for carers of geriatric patients: experiences from a clinic in India

Sixty per cent of the global elderly population live in low-and middle-income countries, and this proportion was expected to rise to 70% by 2010 (International Institute of Ageing, 2001; Ferri et al, 2005). The 2001 Indian census found over 70 million people aged 60 years or more (considered senior...

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Autores principales: Henry, J., Jagannathan, A., Bhavana, K., Thomas, B., Bharath, S., Varghese, M., Jhirwal, O. P., Sivakumar, P. T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2010
Materias:
Thematic Paper–Care for Elderly People with Mental Illness
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6734961/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31508027
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Sumario:Sixty per cent of the global elderly population live in low-and middle-income countries, and this proportion was expected to rise to 70% by 2010 (International Institute of Ageing, 2001; Ferri et al, 2005). The 2001 Indian census found over 70 million people aged 60 years or more (considered senior citizens according to the Indian National Policy on Older Persons). Most of those senior citizens live with younger family members and are dependent on them for financial and social support. Hence, any physiological and psychological changes in the older family members affect the younger supportive members as well.

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