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Are lonely older adults more vulnerable to mental health issues during pandemics?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2021

Ashley Stevens ,
Katya Numbers  and
Suraj Samtani
Ashley Stevens
Affiliation:
Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), School of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Katya Numbers
Affiliation:
Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), School of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Suraj Samtani*
Affiliation:
Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), School of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
*
Email: s.samtani@unsw.edu.au
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 33 , Special Issue 5: Issue Theme: Loneliness and Social Connectedness , May 2021 , pp. 449 - 451
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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2021

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