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Can we bridge the digital divide to improve the mental health of older adults?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2022

Terence W. H. Chong Open the ORCID record for Terence W. H. Chong [Opens in a new window]  and
Edmond Chiu
Terence W. H. Chong*
Affiliation:
Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, St George’s Campus, Kew, VIC, Australia North Western Mental Health, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia
Edmond Chiu
Affiliation:
Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, St George’s Campus, Kew, VIC, Australia
*
Email: twhc@unimelb.edu.au
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