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Chronic Mental Illness in Old Age Homes: An International Perspective

Chronic Mental Illness in Old Age Homes: An International Perspective

Shamsi Akbar, Hitesh Khurana
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781522505198|ISBN10: 1522505199|EISBN13: 9781522505204
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0519-8.ch002
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Akbar, Shamsi, and Hitesh Khurana. "Chronic Mental Illness in Old Age Homes: An International Perspective." Chronic Mental Illness and the Changing Scope of Intervention Strategies, Diagnosis, and Treatment, edited by Barre Vijaya Prasad, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 21-39. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0519-8.ch002

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Akbar, S. & Khurana, H. (2017). Chronic Mental Illness in Old Age Homes: An International Perspective. In B. Prasad (Ed.), Chronic Mental Illness and the Changing Scope of Intervention Strategies, Diagnosis, and Treatment (pp. 21-39). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0519-8.ch002

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Akbar, Shamsi, and Hitesh Khurana. "Chronic Mental Illness in Old Age Homes: An International Perspective." In Chronic Mental Illness and the Changing Scope of Intervention Strategies, Diagnosis, and Treatment, edited by Barre Vijaya Prasad, 21-39. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0519-8.ch002

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Abstract

Aging is a part of natural developmental process in the life of any living being. For human beings it is not just a biological phenomenon but it has psychological and social implications too. Some of the areas that would be affected include those related to health and health care, family composition, living arrangement, housing and migration. As a result of these socio-demographic evolutions and situations, older adults at times are forced to shift from their own homes to institutions/ Old age homes OAH. Living in OAH evokes a picture of apathy, dependence, and sadness which make the older adults increasingly vulnerable to mental health problems. Further there is also a strong need to develop suitable strategies to implement better mental health programmes and guidelines for the CMI in old age homes.

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