Geriatric mental health: The challenges for India

Mental health services in rural India: challenges and prospects

Mental health services in India are neglected area which needs immediate attention from the government, policymakers, and civil society organizations. Despite, National Mental Health Programme since 1982 and National Rural Health Mission, there has been a very little effort so far to provide mental health services in rural areas. With increase in population, changing life-style, unemployment, l...

Addressing Geriatric Oral Health Concerns through National Oral Health Policy in India

There is an escalating demand for geriatric oral healthcare in all developed and developing countries including India. Two-thirds of the world’s elderly live in developing countries. This is a huge population that must receive attention from policy-makers who will be challenged by the changing demands for social and health services including oral health services. Resources are limited thus rath...

Defining best practices for specialty geriatric mental health outreach services: lessons for implementing mental health reform.

OBJECTIVE This paper reviews fundamental areas that inform best practices for outreach services as they relate to shared care, education, and program and systems development and illustrates a framework for defining best practices. METHOD We examined literature that addresses the needs and characteristics of older persons with mental illness, studies that investigate geriatric mental health ou...

Occupational therapy in geriatric mental health.

Elderly persons with psychiatric disorders often experience a variety of functional deficits that affect their independence, safety, and activity level. The occupational therapist's role in addressing these needs is discussed, as are the possibilities for improvement of the elderly person's autonomy, safety, and integrity. Barriers to optimal service provision in the health care and social serv...

Challenges for child and adolescent mental health.