COVID-19 and psychogeriatrics: the view from Australia

NA Pachana, E Beattie, GJ Byrne… - International …, 2020 - cambridge.org
The continent of Australia is approximately the size of the continental United States, with a
population of 25.7 million people, 29% of whom were born overseas (Australian Bureau of …

Social work, mental health, older people and COVID-19

J Brennan, P Reilly, K Cuskelly… - International …, 2020 - cambridge.org
The Republic of Ireland has a population of just under 5 million people. The percentage of
people over age 65years is approximately 20%(CSO, 2016). Ireland has directed that all …

Effect of COVID-19 on the mental health care of older people in Canada

AJ Flint, KS Bingham, A Iaboni - International Psychogeriatrics, 2020 - cambridge.org
Like other developed countries, Canada has an aging population, although less than most
other G7 nations. Of a total population of 35 million people, 16.9% are aged 65 years or …

Psychogeriatrics in a world with COVID-19

M Sano, MI Lapid, M Ikeda, R Mateos… - International …, 2020 - cambridge.org
By the time this edition of our journal reaches our readers, we will have had many months to
consider the meaning of a global pandemic to the patients we serve and to the diverse …

COVID-19 pandemic and mental health care of older adults in India

VN Vahia, AB Shah - International psychogeriatrics, 2020 - cambridge.org
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a pandemic status for the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) viral infection. India with a population of 1.3 billion …

Burden of COVID-19 on mental health of older adults in a fragile healthcare system: the case of Nigeria: dealing with inequalities and inadequacies

O Baiyewu, O Elugbadebo, Y Oshodi - International psychogeriatrics, 2020 - cambridge.org
When the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 a pandemic, concerns were
expressed on the possible effect of the virus on countries in Africa with fragile health systems …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19, mental health and aging: A need for new knowledge to bridge science and service

IV Vahia, DG Blazer, GS Smith, JF Karp… - The American Journal …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads around the world, we are starting to see the first waves
of epidemiological data1, 2 and know that it disproportionately impacts older adults. 3 …

COVID‐19 and Telehealth in older adult psychiatry‐opportunities for now and the future.

OA Sorinmade, L Kossoff… - International journal of …, 2020 - search.ebscohost.com
Abstract Keywords: COVID-19; older adults; psychiatry; remote health care; telehealth;
telemedicine EN COVID-19 older adults psychiatry remote health care telehealth …

COVID-19 and mental health of older Africans: an urgency for public health policy and response strategy

RM Gyasi - International Psychogeriatrics, 2020 - cambridge.org
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has emerged as a global public health
challenge and profoundly continues to inundate governments, economies, health systems …

COVID-19 and mental health of older adults in the Philippines: a perspective from a developing country

RD Buenaventura, JB Ho, MI Lapid - International psychogeriatrics, 2020 - cambridge.org
As the world grapples with the public health emergency and economic crisis from the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, developing countries become the most …