Journal article
Mental Health-Care Delivery for Older People in China: An Update of Challenges and Recent Clinical Research
QE Zhang, CH Ng, GS Ungvari, IK Van, G Wang, YT Xiang
Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC | Published : 2019
Abstract
China is facing rapid population aging and the country has the world’s largest aging population. The rapid demographic shift in aging population is associated with many social and health problems, in particular mental health issues. The aim of this article is to summarize the challenges and recent progress in mental health-care delivery and clinical research for older people in China.
Grants
Awarded by Universidade de Macau
Funding Acknowledgements
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The study was supported by the University of Macau (MYRG2015-00230-FHS; MYRG2016-00005-FHS), the National Key Research & Development Program of China (No. 2016YFC1307200), the Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals Incubating Program (No. PX2016028), and the Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals' Ascent Plan (No. DFL20151801).