This handbook provides an authoritative and comprehensive overview of geriatric mental health from a psychosocial standpoint in South Asia and beyond. It focuses on the policy and psychosocial aspects of geriatric mental health care and provides a global perspective on the well-being of older people. Leading scholars and practitioners present the importance of geriatric mental health care and provide insights into plausible solutions. The coverage encompasses everything from geriatric psychiatry, changing lifestyles, physical environments, ethical issues, healthcare facilities, developmental disabilities and much more. The book provides an outstanding reference that summarizes and synthesizes current knowledge about the psychosocial aspects of geriatric mental health care. The reference work is divided into more than ten sections to cover the psychosocial stance of geriatric mental care comprehensively. Each section is dedicated to a particular perspective relating to geriatric mental care. The reference is essential reading for students, professors, researchers, and scholars in public health, psychiatry, social sciences, medicine, and health sciences.

First of its kind to look into the psychosocial aspects of geriatric mental health care Covers essential topics, such as LGBTQ+, Transgender in old age, Dementia and many more Accessible and relevant to both academics and professionals

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Dr. Mala Kapur Shankardass is a sociologist, gerontologist and health social scientist. She has specialized in these fields from India and abroad. She holds honors degree in Sociology from Miranda House, Delhi; completed post-graduation, M.Phil and Ph.D in Medical sociology from Delhi School of Economics and a post-doctorate in ageing studies from East West Centre, Hawaii, USA and Department of Sociology, Delhi University. She did courses in gerontology from International Institute on Ageing United Nations, Malta. Has received different Fellowships from institutions like US government, UNFPA, Ford Foundation, European Union, and was Fellow with World Demographic Association, Switzerland; National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) Melbourne University, Australia, International Institute for Asian Studies, Leyden University, Netherlands. She retired from University of Delhi in 2021 after 38 years of service in many senior level and important positions. She continues to be involved with few national and international institutions in academics by delivering lectures/talks and in research capacity as a reviewer, advisor. She currently works as an Independent Consultant for work in the fields of gerontology, health, gender, and development issues. She has been on national committees organized by different ministries of the government, has completed various assignments with United Nations agencies, such as UNFPA, WHO, UN Program on Ageing, UNOC, and HelpAge. She is Managing Trustee of Development, Welfare and Research Foundation; Asia Representative of International Network for Prevention of Elder Abuse; Executive Member of Asia Pacific Ageing Consortium and occupies honorary positions with few other organizations. She has edited and authored of 15 books published by reputed publishers such as Routledge, Springer Nature, Rawat & B R Publishing House; 3 more will soon be out in the market; has over 100 articles in reputed journals/books and also writes for national newspapers, and magazines. She reviews for international and national journals and is also on the Editorial board of some. She has been a Panelist on TV channels and radio programs of a few well-known media houses. She has received certain awards in recognition of her specialized work. She is a Paul Harris Fellow and was an active Rotarian. She remains connected with advocacy, activism and intellectual activities.

Dr. Avinash De Sousa is a Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist and works as a Research Associate at the Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai. He is the Founder Trustee of Desousa Foundation, a trust that works in mental health awareness across all sectors. He is a Visiting Faculty and Professor across Mumbai and at multiple and psychotherapy training programs across India. He has over 950 publications in national and international journals and is the author of 12 books on mental health. His areas of work include school mental health, geriatric mental health and dementia. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Indian Journal of Mental Health and past Editor of Annals of Indian Psychiatry. He is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Geriatric Mental Health. He is a visiting faculty at various post graduate psychology and psychiatry programmes across India.

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Contents.- Foreword.- Acknowledgments.- I. Introductory Section by Chief Editors.- 1. Understanding Geriatric Mental Health Psychosocial Dimensions - Mala Kapur Shankardass, Health Social Scientist and Gerontologist, Independent International Consultant & Retd. Senior Faculty, University of Delhi, India.- 2. Significance of Psychosocial Approaches to Address Geriatric Mental Health Avinash De Sousa, Consultant Psychiatrist and Founder Trustee, Desousa Foundation, Mumbai, India.- II. Country Situations Section Editor: Mala Kapur Shankardass.- 3. Psychosocial Aspects of Geriatric Mental Health in India - Mala Kapur Shankardass, Health Social Scientist and Gerontologist, Independent International Consultant & Retd. Senior Faculty, University of Delhi, India.- 4. Psychosocial Aspects of Geriatric Mental Health Care in Japan - Shuichi Awata, Vice President, Tokyo Metropolitan Instituteof Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan; Manabu Ikeda.- Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Hiroaki Kazui, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Kochi University, Japan; Toshinari Odawara, Professor, Health Management Center, Yokohama City University, Japan; Kae Ito, Director, Research Team for Human Care, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.- 5. Psychosocial Aspects of Geriatric Mental Health in Singapore - Carol Ma Hok Ka, Associate Professor and Head of Gerontology Programmes, Singapore University of Social Sciences.- 6. Psychosocial Aspects of Geriatric Mental Health Care in Sri Lanka - Sayuri R. Perera and D. Ariyasinghe, Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka.- 7. Psychosocial Aspects of Geriatric Mental Health Care in Nepal - Pawan Sharma, Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Nepal; Suresh Thapaliya, RCPsych Medical Training Initiative Fellow, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust, Kent, United Kingdom; Kamal Gautam, Executive Director, Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal (TPO Nepal) and Ramesh Kandel, Consultant Geriatrician, Hospital for Advanced Medicine and Surgery HAMS, Nepal.- 8. Psychosocial Aspects of Geriatric Mental Health Care in Pakistan - Imran Ijaz Haider, Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioural Sciences, Fatima Memorial Hospital, Shadman, Lahore Pakistan; Farah Tiwana, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Sciences, Fatima Memorial Hospital, Shadman, Lahore Pakistan and Prof. Dr. Afzal Javed, Pakistan Psychiatric Research Centre, Fountain House, Lahore, Pakistan.- 9. Psychosocial Aspects of Geriatric Mental Health Care in Taiwan - Yi-Chun Yeh & Cheng-Sheng Chen, Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Taiwan.- 10. Psychosocial Aspects of Geriatric Mental Health Care in Saudi Arabia - Javed Ather Siddiqui, Psychiatrist, Mental Health Hospital, Taif (KSA) and Shazia Farheen Qureshi, Psychiatrist, Mental Health Hospital, Taif (KSA).- 11. Psychosocial Aspects of Geriatric Mental Health Care in Iran - Mahshid Foroughan, Professor of Geriatri…