Rapid Support for Older Adults during the Initial Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from a Geriatric Psychiatry Helpline.

Anna-Sophia Wahl Gloria BensonLucrezia HausnerSandra SchmittAnnika KnollAdriana Ferretti-BondyDimitri HefterLutz Froelich

Published in: Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)

In older adults, the perceived psychological impact of the COVID-19 crisis appears to ameliorate with age. Individuals with a history of psychiatric disease are most vulnerable to negative mental health outcomes. Rapid response in the form of a geriatric helpline is a useful initiative to support the psychosocial needs of older adults during a health crisis.

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