Περιγραφή
As people across all nations around the world are beginning to live longer, the World Health Organization estimates the number of older adults will double to 1.5 billion by 2050. This presents visible increases in older adult mental health issues, and it is therefore vital that we understand the cross-cultural impact of social determinants of health in psychiatric illness and care in aging adults.
As part of the Oxford Cultural Psychiatry series, Mental Health in Older People Across Cultures provides a detailed overview of the diverse factors, including socioeconomic and systemic factors within and across countries that impact the process of ageing, mental health and illnesses of older adults, and their care. This unique resource provides a necessary clinical understanding of factors on ageing, and the varied roles that families and caregivers have on the ageing process, with an emphasis on highlighting similarities and differences across cultures. The second half of the book then focuses on specific disorders in older adults across the globe affected by these factors, the nuances impacting diagnosis and treatment of these disorders, as well as research and development of healthcare policy.
Written by experts in the field from across the world, this comprehensive book will be of great interest to a diversity of readers, from psychiatrists to trainees, general practitioners to social workers, and many other mental health providers. From epidemiology to economics and substance use disorders, and from East Asia, to Africa, and the Americas, this valuable addition to the field of mental health in older adults provides a world of fascinating insight.
- Provides an overview of specific societal, cultural and economic trends affecting the mental health of older adults across the globe
- Includes topics on specific disorders affecting older adults, and examines specific regions across the globe
- Written by experts from around the world
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Part I. Spectrum of ageing across cultures
1:Culture and aging: The role of culture, race, and ethnicity
2:Factors influencing ageing in high-income countries
3:Factors influencing ageing in lower-income countries
4:Social determinants of successful ageing
5:Inter-generational expectations and filial piety: a traditional Chinese cultural concept and its relation to mental health
6:Social determinants of health and pandemics
Part II. Challenges in the care of older adults across regions
7:East Asia
8:South Asia
9:South American aging populations: challenges and opportunities for addressing mental health issues
10:Africa
11:Middle East
12:Europe and Northern Asia
13:Challenges in the care of older adults across regions: North America
14:Indigenous peoples
Part III. Common psychiatric disorders and ageing
15:Epidemiology of old age disorders and challenges across the globe
16:Trajectories of mental disorders from early to late adulthood
17:Late life mood disorders and suicidality
18:Anxiety disorders
19:Psychoses and psychotic disorders
20:Neurocognitive disorders: dementias
21:Delirium in older people across cultures
22:Substance use disorders in older adults
Part IV. Socio-cultural factors in providing care for older adults
23:Assessment and diagnosis of cognitive functioning across cultures.
24:Biological treatments: nonpharmacological perspective on psychopharmacology and somatic therapies in developing countries with special reference to India
25:Individual psychotherapies for older adults
26:Integrative therapies
27:Caregiver, family therapy and community support for older adults with mental illness
28:End-of-life care among older adults with mental health conditions
29:Uses of telehealth for older adults: socio-cultural considerations
30:Research agenda for global mental health delivery: lessons learnt from a case study of a lay counselor-led intervention for late-life depression prevention in Goa, India
31:Public mental health, policy, and ageing
32:Conclusions
