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"TO ASSESS THE LEVELS OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY RELATED TO SEPARATION FROM HOME AND ADJUSTMENT WITH OLD AGE HOMES”.

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Priskila. A. Vilpla, Dr. Veereshkumar S.N
» doi: 10.48047/AFJBS.6.14.2024.8919-8929

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Elderly individual is susceptible to heightened rates of psychological distress, anxiety and loneliness. The worldwide residents aged 60 and over is predictable to spread over 2 billion by 2050.this demographic transition presents mental challenges for old age population. Depressive and anxiety disorders and adjustment problems are the most prevalent emotional disorders that develop in elderly age. Anxiety and depression are mood disorders marked by oscillations between feelings of hopelessness and unhappiness, low self-esteem, inactivity loss, panic attacks, and destress. Physical disease, functional disability, and cognitive impairment are variables that affect the incidence of increased sadness, anxiety, and adjustment among the aged.

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