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Older persons with mental health conditions in situations of risk and humanitarian crises: contribution of the WPA-SOAP and IPA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2024

Carlos Augusto de Mendonça Lima Open the ORCID record for Carlos Augusto de Mendonça Lima [Opens in a new window] ,
Liat Ayalon Open the ORCID record for Liat Ayalon [Opens in a new window] ,
Debanjan Banerjee Open the ORCID record for Debanjan Banerjee [Opens in a new window] ,
Carmelle Peisah Open the ORCID record for Carmelle Peisah [Opens in a new window]  and
Kiran Rabheru
Carlos Augusto de Mendonça Lima*
Affiliation:
World Psychiatric Association Section of Old Age Psychiatry, Centre Médical du Jorat, Mézières, Switzerland
Liat Ayalon
Affiliation:
Faculty of Social Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Debanjan Banerjee
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Apollo Multispecialty Hospitals, Kolkata, India
Carmelle Peisah
Affiliation:
University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia Capacity Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Kiran Rabheru
Affiliation:
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada ILC Canada, Ottawa, Canada
*
Email: climasj@yahoo.com
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 36 , Special Issue 1: Issue Theme: Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders in Later Life , January 2024 , pp. 9 - 12
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