Suicidal Ideation and Mental Health Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Older Chinese Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Ying-Jie LiangFang DengPengwei LiangBao-Liang Zhong

Published in: Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology (2022)

During the COVID-19 pandemic, OCAs constitute a subpopulation that needs mental health services for suicidal problems but tends not to seek mental health help. Mental health services for OCAs may include mental health education, periodic evaluation of risk of suicide, expanded psychosocial support, and, when necessary, psychological crisis intervention and psychiatric treatment.

Keyphrases

mental health
mental illness
randomized controlled trial
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