A Study on Mental Health Service Needs among Older Adults and the Policy Response in China: Experiences in Urban Shanghai.
Despite increasing awareness of mental health problems among older adults, limited mental health services are available to meet their needs. The proposed study aimed to evaluate the need for mental health services among older adults in Shanghai, China, and identify gaps in the existing service syste...
| Publicado en: | Ageing International Vol. 48; no. 4; pp. 1063 - 1086 |
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Springer Nature
Dec2023
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