Representations of Elderly with Mental Health Problems Held By Psychosocial Practitioners from Community and Institutional Settings

doi:10.4324/9781315877488-11

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Representations of Elderly with Mental Health Problems Held By Psychosocial Practitioners from Community and Institutional Settings

ABSTRACT

Even if the elderly today are generally healthier than in the past, the mental health problems that they face are still important and growing due to the aging of the populations of Western societies.