Mental Health and Ageing in India1
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چکیده
This communication deals wi th certain aspects of psychiatry of the ageing population of the Ind ian sub-continent. T h e report is based on the mater ia l drawn from "Geropsychiatric cl inic" Ins t i tu te of Psychiatry, Govt. Rajaji Hospital & Madura i Medical College, Madura i which has been functioning under the supervision of the author from 1976. I t is proposed to touch upon demography, prevalence, socio-cultural aspects of ageing in India . T h e clinic mater ia l will be presented unde r the headings—general da t a and some observations on depressive illness concerning its symptomatology in relation to age, suicide behaviour and genetics. Finally suggestions will be made for further research.
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