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An insight into the elderly mind during COVID-19 pandemic: World Mental Health Day 2020

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: About one third of the elderly suffer from mental illness due to psychosocial issues such as loss of spouse, social and financial insecurity, low support from families, inadequate nutrition, uncontrolled hypertension, impaired vision, deafness, and arthritis. Psychological stress can have harmful impact on the immune system, making the elderly more susceptible to SARS-Co-V2. Stigma associated with the disease, risk of developing complications during the course of the disease and relatively high mortality rates put the elderly under immense stress. The older population though knowledgeable are ignorant of their own health. The prevalent COVID-19 pandemic imposes more challenges to the elderly population which demands a holistic approach directed to meticulous solutions.

Source: Journal of Marine Medical Society

DOI: 10.4103/jmms.jmms_151_20

Authors: JishnuSathees Lalu, RamyaVadakkayil Balan, DivyamolKarunakaran Sasidharan

Institution: Indian Navy

Language: English

Topic: COVID-19 and Mental Health

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W3121628080

FWCI: 0.185

Cites: 26

Cited by: 5

Related to: 10