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Mental illness and disability among elders in developing countries
— the case of Nepal | | Author(s) | Sree Subedi, Mark Tausig, Janrdan Subedi |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 16, no 1, February 2004 |
| Pages | pp 71-87 |
| Source | http://www.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Mental disorder ; Physical disabilities ; Self care capacity ; Mobility ; Correlation ; Developing countries ; Nepal. |
| Annotation | Prevalence of psychiatric disorders among older people in a rural village in Nepal is documented. In addition, the authors investigate the relationship between psychiatric illness and functional disability, to assess the impact of disorder on social functioning. A semi-structured interview checklist to diagnose six disorders was used with 182 people aged 50+. Those aged 60+ were examined to assess the functional impact of mental health conditions, by measuring functional disability. 18% of elders seem to have a diagnosable psychiatric disorder. Furthermore, in general, these elders were also less likely to receive assistance with the disabilities they report, compared with those who did not experience a psychiatric disorder. Documenting the extent of psychiatric disorder in older people in developing societies sensitises health planners to the growing reality of ageing in their societies and the need for expanded physical and psychiatric health care services (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040909204 A |
| Classmark | E: BN: CA: C4: 49: 7B: 7FN |
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