Older Adults and the Mental Health Effects of COVID-19

Older Adults and the Mental Health Effects of COVID-19

This Viewpoint summarizes evidence suggesting that, counter to expectation, older adults as a group may be more resilient to the anxiety, depression, and stress-related mental health disorders characteristic of younger populations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Veröffentlicht in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2020-12, Vol.324 (22), p.2253-2254
Hauptverfasser: Vahia, Ipsit V, Jeste, Dilip V, Reynolds, Charles F
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adults
Aged - psychology
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - psychology
Humans
Mental disorders
Mental Health
Older people
Pandemics
Resilience, Psychological
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Zusammenfassung:This Viewpoint summarizes evidence suggesting that, counter to expectation, older adults as a group may be more resilient to the anxiety, depression, and stress-related mental health disorders characteristic of younger populations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2020.21753