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.
