Mental Health in Older People in Practice (In Practice S.)
Contributors: Sarah Craig (Editor)
Publisher: Royal Society of Medicine Press
Published: July 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9781853155154
Subjects: Clinical psychology; Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Medical / Nursing; Family & General Practice; Medical; Psychology; Gerontology
First sentence: The UK population aged over 65 years has increased steadily from 5% to 16% of the total population over the past 100 years, and it is predicted that just over one-quarter (about 17 million people) of the whole population will be aged over 60 years by the year 2041 (Table 1.1).