1281) Thai Perspective on Geriatric Psychiatry.
Author: Nahathai Wongpakaran
Year: 2008
Source: ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry Mental Health toward 2020: Working Together for Better Mental Health in Asia 26-29 August 2008, Bangkok, Thailand.page 22-23
The number of the population of the elderly. According to the Human Resources Planning Division of National Economic and Social Development Board, in 2010 the elderly population of 60 years old and up will be as many as 7.6 million or 11.4 percent of the total number of the population, an increase from 4.8 million or 8.1 percent in 1995, and the tendency to rise will continue. Therefore, it is advisable that or the relevant units be prepared to develop the work involving geriatric psychiatry in ...