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Elderly mental health in the developing world

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  • Levkoff, Sue E.
  • Macarthur, Ian W.
  • Bucknall, Julia

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Growing numbers of elderly in countries of the developing world presage an increase in those affected by organic, age-related mental diseases such as dementia. A simultaneous rise in the burden of non-organic mental disorders in elderly populations is likely because stressors in many countries are affecting the mental health of the elderly directly and/or indirectly by altering the ability of families to provide care for them. This paper reviews studies on the disease burden of mental health problems of the aged in the developing world. It examines evidence on how demographic change, economic change, education, urbanization, war and displacement, and widowhood influence elderly mental health. A look at policies and programs improving the condition of elderly mentally ill throughout the developing world emphasizes positive options for policymakers. Recommendations for future research both identify areas in which investigation would be particularly useful and highlight current methodological problems.

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  • Levkoff, Sue E. & Macarthur, Ian W. & Bucknall, Julia, 1995. "Elderly mental health in the developing world," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 41(7), pages 983-1003, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:41:y:1995:i:7:p:983-1003
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    1. Singh, Namrita S. & Bass, Judith & Sumbadze, Nana & Rebok, George & Perrin, Paul & Paichadze, Nino & Robinson, W. Courtland, 2018. "Identifying mental health problems and Idioms of distress among older adult internally displaced persons in Georgia," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 211(C), pages 39-47.
    2. Bakshi, Sanjeev & Pathak, Prasanta, 2009. "Health at Old Ages in India: Statistical Exposition of Its Socio-Cultural and Gender Dimensions," MPRA Paper 60690, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    4. Sarah Bridges & Lefan Liu, 2022. "The impact of child migration on the health and well‐being of parents left behind," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 34(6), pages 1145-1164, August.

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