PROVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR OLDER ADULTSIN STATE OF QATAR, ACHIEVEMENTS &OPPORTUNITIES
- Senior Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist, Director of Old Age Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program, Hamad Medical Corporation, State of Qatar.
- Chairman& Medical Director of Psychiatry, Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, Hamad Medical Corporation, Associate Professor & Director of Psychiatry Clerkship, Qatar University.
- Associate Consultant Psychiatrist, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar.
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Older adults mental health care in Qatar is delivered through Hamad Medical Corporation within the Government sector. Care provision is multidisciplinary including ambulatory outpatients clinics, community outreach, older adultsliaison, acute Inpatients and continuing mental health unit. The reviewoutlines the expansion in mental health care delivery for older adults. It emphasizes the integration ofthe olderpopulations cultural needs with training future old age psychiatrists.The commodity outlineseducation and training issues including medicolegal training and Dementia awareness. It crystallizesachievements and future opportunities. This article represents a prime in this journal with focus on Old Age Psychiatry in Qatar.
[Raafat Samir Labib Mishriky, Majid Al Abdulla and Abdul Waheed Khan (2025); PROVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR OLDER ADULTSIN STATE OF QATAR, ACHIEVEMENTS &OPPORTUNITIES Int. J. of Adv. Res. (Apr). 509-513] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
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