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This book is about the current status and ways ahead of geriatric psychiatry in South Asia. South Asia is home to a large proportion of the world's elderly. With improved longevity, the geriatric population is increasing fast in recent years in South Asian countries. Along with this, the mental health burden of the older adults is increasing. However, mental health care of older adults in South Asia is a neglected area. Little is known about the burden of mental disorders and available mental health services specific for the older adults population in South Asia and other low and middle income countries.
It is well known that resources are fewer in this region, and most of the older adults in these areas are not recognized or treated. There is a urgent need to explore the services available, their appropriateness and effectiveness, and to reflect on the region-specific, economically viable solutions that can be adapted soon. The book discusses how these services can be seamlessly integrated to the existing support systems. Besides the interventional aspects, the book also explores the facilitating and impeding factors of implementing evidence-based preventive efforts in these countries.
Contents
Disease burden and services gap in geriatric psychiatry in South Asia an Overview .- Geriatric Psychiatry in Afghanistan .- Geriatric Psychiatry in Bangladesh.- Geriatric Psychiatry in Bhutan.- Geriatric Psychiatry in India.- Geriatric Psychiatry in Nepal.- Geriatric Psychiatry in Pakistan.- Geriatric Psychiatry in Sri Lanka.- Practical Challenges of Developing Geriatric Mental Health Services in South Asia.- Social determinants and cultural aspects of health with special focus on geriatric mental health.- Public mental health aspects of geriatric mental health services in South Asia.- Preventing mental illnesses in Old Age strategies and evidences.- Programs Policies and Action Plans in Geriatric Mental health South Asian initiatives.
