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Group intervention for carers of geriatric patients: experiences from a clinic in India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

J. Henry ,
A. Jagannathan ,
K. Bhavana ,
B. Thomas ,
S. Bharath ,
M. Varghese ,
O. P. Jhirwal  and
P. T. Sivakumar
J. Henry
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India
A. Jagannathan
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India
K. Bhavana
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India
B. Thomas
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India
S. Bharath
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bangalore, India. E-mail srikala.bharath@gmail.com
M. Varghese
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bangalore, India. E-mail srikala.bharath@gmail.com
O. P. Jhirwal
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bangalore, India. E-mail srikala.bharath@gmail.com
P. T. Sivakumar
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bangalore, India. E-mail srikala.bharath@gmail.com
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Sixty per cent of the global elderly population live in low-and middle-income countries, and this proportion was expected to rise to 70% by 2010 (International Institute of Ageing, 2001; Ferri et al, 2005). The 2001 Indian census found over 70 million people aged 60 years or more (considered senior citizens according to the Indian National Policy on Older Persons). Most of those senior citizens live with younger family members and are dependent on them for financial and social support. Hence, any physiological and psychological changes in the older family members affect the younger supportive members as well.

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Thematic Paper — Care for Elderly People with Mental Illness
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International Psychiatry , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , April 2010 , pp. 30 - 32
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