Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

Handbook on Psychosocial Aspects of Geriatric Mental Health Issues

Av Mala Kapur Shankardass, Avinash De Sousa

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This handbook provides an authoritative and comprehensive overview of geriatric mental health from a psychosocial standpoint in South Asia and beyond. It focuses on the policy and psychosocial aspects of geriatric mental health care and provides a global perspective on the well-being of older people. Leading scholars and practitioners present the importance of geriatric mental health care and provide insights into plausible solutions. The coverage encompasses everything from geriatric psychiatry, changing lifestyles, physical environments, ethical issues, healthcare facilities, developmental disabilities – and much more. The book provides an outstanding reference that summarizes and synthesizes current knowledge about the psychosocial aspects of geriatric mental health care. The reference work is divided into more than ten sections to cover the psychosocial stance of geriatric mental care comprehensively. Each section is dedicated to a particular perspective relating to geriatric mental care. The reference is essential reading for students, professors, researchers, and scholars in public health, psychiatry, social sciences, medicine, and health sciences.

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Utgivningsdatum: 2026-05-05
Mått: 155 x 235 x 50 mm
Vikt: 1 582 g
Format: Inbunden
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 861
Förlag: Springer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN: 9789819521203

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Mala Kapur Shankardass is a sociologist, gerontologist, health and development social scientist. She is a teacher, writer, researcher, consultant and activist. She has been involved with ageing studies since 1992, when she started postdoctoral work on ageing issues. She has done prestigious assignments with United Nations agencies and international and national institutions. She has participated in panel discussions, delivered keynote addresses and chaired sessions on ageing concerns with reputed organizations in India and abroad. She has been recognized for her work and contributions to gerontology worldwide.Avinash De Sousa is a Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist, and Consultant School Psychiatrist. He has his Consulting Rooms in Santacruz West, Mumbai. He is a Research Associate at the Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai. He is also the Founder and Trustee – the Desousa Foundation – a trust that works in the area ofmental health awareness across all sectors.He is also an Associate Professor and Secretary – International Institute of Organizational Psychological Medicine – an organization that works in organizational psychological medicine across seven countries.He has over 750 publications in national and international journals and is the author of 12 books in the area of mental health.He is one of the few psychiatrists who, in addition to a psychiatry degree, has Masters in Counseling & Psychotherapy, an M Phil in Applied Psychology, and an MBA in Human Resource Development. He was awarded a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Hertfordshire, UK 2011.

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