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IPA and WPA-SOAP joint statement on the rights of older persons with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 May 2021

Carmelle Peisah Open the ORCID record for Carmelle Peisah [Opens in a new window] ,
Carlos de Mendonça Lima ,
Hilde Verbeek  and
Kiran Rabheru
Carmelle Peisah*
Affiliation:
University of New South Wales, Kensington; Capacity Australia; Sydney, Australia
Carlos de Mendonça Lima
Affiliation:
World Psychiatric Association Section of Old Age Psychiatry, Switzerland
Hilde Verbeek
Affiliation:
Living Lab in Ageing and Long-Term Care, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
Kiran Rabheru
Affiliation:
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
*
Email: cpeisah62@bigpond.com
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 34 , Special Issue 11: Issue Theme: Caring for Older Adults with Disabilities , November 2022 , pp. 943 - 947
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This title was purposefully chosen to recognize the rights of the spectrum of older people at risk of, or living with, mild-to-severe mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities.

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