Geriatric Mental Health and COVID-19: An Eye-Opener to the Situation of the Arab Countries in the Middle East and North Africa Region

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dc.contributor.authorEl Hayek, Samer A.
dc.contributor.authorCheaito, Mohamad Ali
dc.contributor.authorNofal, Marwa Abdelaal
dc.contributor.authorAbdelrahman, Doaa
dc.contributor.authorAdra, Ali
dc.contributor.authorAl-Shamli, Siham
dc.contributor.authorAlHarthi, Mansour
dc.contributor.authorAlNuaimi, Nawaf
dc.contributor.authorAroui, Chaimaa
dc.contributor.authorBensid, Lynda
dc.contributor.authorEmberish, Alkhansa Mahdi
dc.contributor.authorLarnaout, Amine
dc.contributor.authorRadwan, Ahmed
dc.contributor.authorSlaih, Mohammad
dc.contributor.authorAl. Sinawi, Hamed N.A.
dc.contributor.departmentPsychiatry
dc.contributor.departmentEmergency Medicine
dc.contributor.facultyFaculty of Medicine (FM)
dc.contributor.institutionAmerican University of Beirut
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-24T12:11:56Z
dc.date.available2025-01-24T12:11:56Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractWhile the detrimental ramifications of the COVID-19 outbreak on the mental wellbeing of the general public continue to unravel, older adults seem to be at high risk. As the geriatric population continues to grow in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, it is essential to explore the influence of this outbreak on geriatric mental health, a topic often neglected. In this review, we depict the status of geriatric psychiatry in the Arab countries of the MENA region, exploring the variations from one nation to another. While some have a null exposure to the field, resources and expertise in other countries range from very limited to extensive. Furthermore, we highlight the measures implemented in the Arab region to address mental health during the COVID-19 outbreak; these tend to be insufficient when targeting the geriatric population. Finally, we provide short- and long-term recommendations to stakeholders that aim at enhancing the mental healthcare of older adults in the Arab countries of the MENA region, particularly during this pandemic. © 2020 American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2020.05.009
dc.identifier.eid2-s2.0-85086378799
dc.identifier.pmid32425474
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10938/32625
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.
dc.relation.ispartofAmerican Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectArab
dc.subjectCovid-19
dc.subjectGeriatric psychiatry
dc.subjectMena region
dc.subjectAfrica, northern
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectBetacoronavirus
dc.subjectCoronavirus infections
dc.subjectEthnopsychology
dc.subjectHealth services for the aged
dc.subjectHealth services needs and demand
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMental health
dc.subjectMiddle east
dc.subjectPandemics
dc.subjectPneumonia, viral
dc.subjectPsychotropic agent
dc.subjectAlzheimer disease
dc.subjectChronic disease
dc.subjectClinical assessment
dc.subjectCoronavirus disease 2019
dc.subjectDementia
dc.subjectDepression
dc.subjectEpidemic
dc.subjectGerontopsychiatry
dc.subjectHealth status
dc.subjectHuman
dc.subjectLate life depression
dc.subjectMental health service
dc.subjectMultiinfarct dementia
dc.subjectNorth africa
dc.subjectNutritional disorder
dc.subjectParkinson disease
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subjectPsychological well-being
dc.subjectReview
dc.subjectSocial media
dc.subjectSystematic review
dc.subjectTelepsychiatry
dc.subjectVulnerable population
dc.subjectAfrica
dc.subjectCoronavirus infection
dc.subjectCultural psychology
dc.subjectElderly care
dc.subjectHealth service
dc.subjectOrganization and management
dc.subjectPandemic
dc.subjectProcedures
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subjectVirus pneumonia
dc.titleGeriatric Mental Health and COVID-19: An Eye-Opener to the Situation of the Arab Countries in the Middle East and North Africa Region
dc.typeReview

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