Unmet needs for mental care services for older people in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic
作者机构:Statistics DisciplineKhulna UniversityKhulnaBangladesh Development Studies DisciplineKhulna UniversityKhulnaBangladesh Institute for Physical Activity and NutritionSchool of Exercise and Nutrition SciencesFaculty of HealthDeakin UniversityBurwoodVictoriaAustralia
出 版 物:《General Psychiatry》 (综合精神医学(英文))
年 卷 期:2020年第33卷第6期
页 面:426-428页
核心收录:
学科分类:1002[医学-临床医学] 1011[医学-护理学(可授医学、理学学位)] 10[医学]
基 金:USAID
摘 要:Dear Editor We read with interest the editorial by Qiu et at about the psychological distress among the general population in China during the COVID-19 pandemic and policy *** elderly are more vulnerable to increased mental health problems during COVID-19,which has raised significant challenges for community mental health services.12 Older people with comorbid conditions,including cardiovascular diseases,lung diseases,diabetes and hypertension are more likely to be severely affected and die because of COVID-19,which is caused by SARS-CoV-2.^(3).