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Ageing & Mental Health: Global Perspectives
Sherry M. Cummings (Ed.)
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Description for Ageing & Mental Health: Global Perspectives
Hardback. Editor(s): Cummings, Sherry M. Num Pages: 265 pages. BIC Classification: JMD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 186 x 262 x 18. Weight in Grams: 602.
Globally, the number of elderly individuals is growing at an unprecedented rate. Currently, eleven percent of the worldwide population is 65 years and older. This number will more than double to twenty-two percent (2 billion) by 2050. As the older population continues its inexorable growth, so does the number of older adults with mental health disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, depression, anxiety and schizophrenia. For example, the number of individuals affected by dementia worldwide is expected to double every twenty years to over 81 million by 2040. Depressive episodes in later life are also prevalent, and depression is the ... Read more
Globally, the number of elderly individuals is growing at an unprecedented rate. Currently, eleven percent of the worldwide population is 65 years and older. This number will more than double to twenty-two percent (2 billion) by 2050. As the older population continues its inexorable growth, so does the number of older adults with mental health disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, depression, anxiety and schizophrenia. For example, the number of individuals affected by dementia worldwide is expected to double every twenty years to over 81 million by 2040. Depressive episodes in later life are also prevalent, and depression is the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
601 g
Number of Pages
265
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781634847773
SKU
V9781634847773
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About Sherry M. Cummings (Ed.)
Dr Wendy Wen Li is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology in College of Healthcare Sciences at James Cook University, Australia. Prior to her current appointment she was a Teaching Fellow in School of Psychology at the University of Waikato, a Counsellor at the Asian Services of the Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand, and a Senior Lecturer at Guangdong Women's ... Read more
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