The Mind and Mood of Aging: Mental Health Problems of the Community Elderly in New York and London

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Barry Gurland John Copeland

The Mind and Mood of Aging

Mental Health Problems of the Community Elderly in New York and London

Barry Gurland, John Copeland, Judith Kuriansky , Michael Kelleher

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Routledge
03 November 2025

Child & developmental psychology; Psychology of ageing; Personal & public health; Geriatric medicine; Psychotherapy

Series: Routledge Library Editions: Aging

Originally published in 1983, this cross-national study had three aims. First, to examine the cross-national differences among the elderly community in the prevalence of psychiatric problems and their relationship to other health and social problems. Second, to examine the differences in health care of aged people, with a view to providing a framework for improvement of health and support services to those elderly with psychiatric problems who reside in the community. Finally, the differences in the course and outcome of psychiatric disability with implications for the role of healthcare and community resources in reducing chronic disability or its consequences.

This study included the examination of two randomly drawn probability samples of people over the age of sixty-five years and resident in the cities of New York and London. The people studied were reinterviewed after one year in order to record their use of health services and the course of their symptoms, or the development of new symptoms. Social and medical factors were studied in relation to psychopathological conditions.

By: Barry Gurland, John Copeland, Judith Kuriansky, Michael Kelleher, Lawrence Sharpe
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 400g
ISBN: 9781032701608
ISBN 10: 1032701609
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Aging
Pages: 214
Publication Date: 03 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Adult education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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