Psychogeriatric Care in Times of COVID. Lessons Learned and Proposals for Similar Situations

Overview

Journal Actas Esp Psiquiatr

Specialty Psychiatry

Date 2023 Mar 13

PMID 36912389

Authors

Luis Aguera-Ortiz

Carmen Moreno-Menguiano

Marta Gutierrez-Rodriguez

Teresa Gonzalez-Salvador

Maria D Claver-Martin

Rosario Gutierrez-Labrador

Natalia Mesa-Rodas

Jorge Lopez-Alvarez

Affiliations

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Abstract

The objective is to describe the problems related to outpatient psychogeriatric care in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, as well as the proposed and implemented solutions for optimizing care for elderly people with mental disorders during the pandemic, that can also be applied in emerging similar situations in the future.

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