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  1. Open Access 01-12-2024 | OriginalPaper

    Challenges and opportunities in strengthening primary mental healthcare for older people in India: a qualitative stakeholder analysis

    Mental healthcare in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has received increasing attention in recent years. For example, the Mental Health Action Plan 2013–2020 of the World Health Organization (WHO) presented an important commitment by …

  2. Open Access 01-12-2023 | OriginalPaper

    Driving the determinants of older people’s mental health in the context of urban resilience: a scoping review

    There are more than 703 million older adults over age 65 worldwide. The increasing population of older people is caused by a decrease in the fertility rate and increasing life expectancy [ 1 ]. East and South-east Asia have the world’s largest …

  3. Open Access 29-08-2023 | OriginalPaper

    Is Cognitive Reserve a Determinant of Functional and Mental Health in Older People of the Sardinian Blue Zone? A Mediational Approach

    The main purpose of this study was to examine the mediating role of cognitive reserve in the relationship between functional health (expressed through the amount and intensity of performed physical activity objectively assessed using wearable …

  4. Open Access 01-12-2021 | Care | OriginalPaper

    The architecture of the primary mental healthcare system for older people in India: what public policies tell us

    Community-based mental healthcare has a long tradition in India [ 1 ]. In 1982, the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) strengthened the integration of mental healthcare at the primary healthcare (PHC) level [ 2 – 4 ]. This effort was …

  5. Open Access 01-12-2020 | Mood Disorders | OriginalPaper

    Association between social capital and mental health among older people living with HIV: the Sichuan Older HIV-Infected Cohort Study (SOHICS)

    Previous studies commonly define the age of older people living with HIV (PLWH) as 50 and above [ 1 , 2 ]. Globally, the size of older PLWH has been rapidly increasing due to the advancement in the efficacy and coverage of antiretroviral therapy …

  6. 01-09-2020 | COVID-19 | OriginalPaper

    Impact of Social Isolation Due to COVID-19 on Health in Older People: Mental and Physical Effects and Recommendations

    The COVID-19 pandemic due to SARS-Cov-2 has rapidly spread all over the world since last December. Although its prevalence in the community is uncertain due to the asymptomatic cases, all age groups seems to be similarly affected ( 1 ). However …

  7. 25-08-2021 | SARS-CoV-2 | BriefCommunication

    Mental health of older people in social isolation: the role of physical activity at home during the COVID-19 pandemic

    The COVID-19 pandemic involves a new coronavirus characterized by a respiratory disease resulting from an infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome by coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The severity and fatality of COVID-19 are directly related to …

  8. 01-11-2021 | Care

    Access and Discontinuity of Care at an Outpatient Mental Health Service for Older People in South Western Nigeria

    We examined frequency and reasons for dropout from follow-up care at an outpatient mental health service for older people in South-Western Nigeria. This was a cross-sectional study. Administrative reviews of 201 case records of clinic attendees …

  9. 01-07-2021 | OriginalPaper

    Mental component of health-related quality of life is an independent predictor of incident functional disability among community-dwelling older people: a prospective cohort study

    Disability is considered to be a key dimension associated with a decrease in health-related quality of life, and some previous studies have reported a significant relationship between disability and health-related quality of life in older adults.

  10. Open Access 01-12-2018 | OriginalPaper

    The patient experience in community mental health services for older people: a concept mapping approach to support the development of a new quality measure

    Mental health problems are a significant cause of distress to many older people and their families. An estimated 47 million people live with dementia worldwide, with this figure predicted to double every two decades [ 1 ]. Depression affects an …

  11. Open Access 01-12-2014 | OriginalPaper

    Diagnoses, problems and healthcare interventions amongst older people with an unscheduled hospital admission who have concurrent mental health problems: a prevalence study

    General hospitals may fail to meet all the needs of older people with co-morbid mental and behavioural disorders, including cognitive impairment, mood, alcohol problems and psychosis [ 1 ]. Two-thirds of older people in hospital have a mental

  12. 01-10-2010 | OriginalPaper

    Impact of sociodemographic and health variables on mini-mental state examination in a community-based sample of older people

    The mini-mental state examination (MMSE) has been widely used as a screening instrument for cognitive disorders. Age, schooling and many other sociodemographic and health variables may be associated with a worse performance on the MMSE. The …

  13. Open Access 01-12-2011 | OriginalPaper

    The effect of housing on the mental health of older people: the impact of lifetime housing history in Whitehall II

    Self-reported mental health generally improves by early old age, but social class differences in anxiety and depression increase with age [ 1 ]. In the Whitehall II study, social inequalities in both self-reported mental health and general health

  14. Open Access 05-03-2024 | Mental Health in Older People | Case Study

    Suspected geriatric onset of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in a patient with comorbid bipolar disorder

    Comorbid ADHD and bipolar disorder in older adults may go unrecognized and untreated, but this case shows that improved quality of life and functioning can be achieved safely with psychostimulant medications.

  15. 18-04-2024 | COVID-19 | Online First

    Loneliness, Social Isolation, and Obsession with COVID-19 among Older Adults

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, older people were socially isolated for their protection against the virus impacting their mental health. Aiming to explore the role of loneliness and social isolation in the obsession with COVID-19 among older

  16. Open Access 01-12-2023 | Mood Disorders | OriginalPaper

    Social participation, psychological resilience and depression among widowed older adults in China

    The number of widowed older adults will continue to increase as the aging population does in China. Some older people may readily adapt to life after losing their spouse, while others cannot, and may develop mental health issues such as depression …

  17. 26-03-2024 | Alzheimer's Disease | News | Article
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    Too early for mass testing of biomarkers in patients with subjective cognitive decline

    Biomarkers could be useful for helping patients with subjective cognitive decline better understand the pathology associated with their symptoms, but consensus suggests that more work is needed before they are tested in every patient.

  18. Open Access 01-12-2023 | OriginalPaper

    Association between home and community-based services and depressive symptoms in Chinese older adults: a multilevel analysis

    By the end of 2020, the number of people aged 60 years and over had surged to 264.02 million in China, which accounted for 18.70% of the overall population [ 1 ]. As the phenomenon of aging continues to intensify, the mental health of older adults …

  19. 22-05-2024 | Online First

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  20. Open Access 27-05-2024 | Suicide | Online First

    Recognising and Responding to Suicide-Risk Factors in Primary Care: A Scoping Review

    The cost of one suicide is estimated to be £1.67 million (2 million euros) to the UK economy. Most people who die by suicide have seen a primary care practitioner (PCP) in the year prior to death. PCPs could aim to intervene before suicidal …

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