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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="oration" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Consortium PSYCHIATRICUM</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Consortium PSYCHIATRICUM</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Consortium PSYCHIATRICUM</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2712-7672</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2713-2919</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">147</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17816/CP147</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>CONFERENCE REPORT</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ОТЧЕТ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Conference Report, Theses of Report</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">The WPA-IPS-SPF-AFPA Joint Panel Discussion Organized by the IPA: Voices from South Asia Regarding Older People’s Mental Health Advocacy and Services</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Дискуссия экспертов WPA-IPS-SPF-AFPA под эгидой Международной психогериатрической ассоциации: услуги по охране психического здоровья и защита интересов пожилых людей в Южной Азии</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8152-9798</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="scopus">57191832268</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Banerjee</surname><given-names>Debanjan</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Банерджи</surname><given-names>Дебанджан</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="IN">India</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Consultant Geriatric Psychiatrist; Vice-chair</p></bio><email>dr.djan88@gmail.com</email><uri>https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Debanjan-Banerjee-3/research</uri><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2518-0688</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Javed</surname><given-names>Afzal</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Джавед</surname><given-names>Афзал</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="CH">Switzerland</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>President</p></bio><email>afzalj@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Rao</surname><given-names>G Prasad</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Рао</surname><given-names>Г Прасад</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Consultant Psychiatrist; President</p></bio><email>prasad40@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff4"/><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff5"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Saha</surname><given-names>Gautam</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Саха</surname><given-names>Гаутам</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="IN">India</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD, Director; President</p></bio><email>editor@consortium-psy.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff6"/><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff7"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7459-7207</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Pradhan</surname><given-names>Sudarshan Narsingh</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Прадхан</surname><given-names>Сударшан Нарсингх</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="NP">Nepal</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD, Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry</p></bio><email>editor@consortium-psy.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff8"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Apollo Gleneagles Multispecialty Hospitals</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Многопрофильная больница Аполло Глениглс</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Advocacy and Public Awareness Committee, International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA)</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Комитет по информированию общественности, Международная психогериатрическая ассоциация (IPA)</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff3"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">World Psychiatric Association (WPA)</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Всемирная психиатрическая ассоциация (WPA)</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff4"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Asha Hospital</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Больница Аша</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff5"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Indian Association of Geriatric Mental Health (IAGMH)</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Индийская ассоциация гериатрического психического здоровья (IAGMH)</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff6"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Clinic Brain Neuropsychiatric Institute and Research Center, Barasat</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Клинический нейропсихиатрический институт и исследовательский центр по изучению головного мозга, Барасат</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff7"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">SAARC Psychiatric Federation (SPF)</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Психиатрическая федерация СААРК (SPF)</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff8"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Медицинский колледж и учебная больница Катманду</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2022-01-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>01</month><year>2022</year></pub-date><volume>3</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en"/><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><fpage>92</fpage><lpage>97</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2022-01-24"><day>24</day><month>01</month><year>2022</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2022-02-10"><day>10</day><month>02</month><year>2022</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2022, Banerjee D., Javed A., Rao G., Saha G., Pradhan S.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2022, Банерджи Д., Джавед А., Рао Г., Саха Г., Прадхан С.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2022</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Banerjee D., Javed A., Rao G., Saha G., Pradhan S.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Банерджи Д., Джавед А., Рао Г., Саха Г., Прадхан С.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://consortium-psy.com/jour/article/view/147">https://consortium-psy.com/jour/article/view/147</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>Kicking off on 1 October with the United Nations’ International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP) and concluding on 10 October in conjunction with World Mental Health Day, the OLDER ADULT MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK was a brand-new ten-day initiative launched by the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA). It was focused on raising awareness of the importance of Better Mental Health for Older People with virtual programs from all around the world on each of these ten days. As part of this Awareness Week, the IPA hosted a discussion entitled “Mental healthcare services and advocacy for the older people amidst COVID crisis: Voices from South Asia”, organized on October 6<sup>th</sup>, 2021 in conjunction with the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS), Indian Association of Geriatric Mental Health (IAGMH), SAARC Psychiatric Federation (SPF), and the Asian Federation of Psychiatric Associations (AFPA). This is the event report of the same panel discussion which highlights the unique challenges to old age mental healthcare among the SAARC nations, calls for urgent collaborative action, and focuses on human rights and dignity-based mental healthcare for older adults in these rapidly ageing countries.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>НЕДЕЛЯ ОСВЕДОМЛЕННОСТИ О ПСИХИЧЕСКОМ ЗДОРОВЬЕ ПОЖИЛЫХ ЛЮДЕЙ, начавшаяся 1 октября с провозглашенного ООН Международного дня пожилых людей (UNIDOP) и завершившаяся 10 октября, во Всемирный день психического здоровья, — это новая десятидневная инициатива, запущенная Международной психогериатрической ассоциацией (IPA). Она проводится с помощью виртуальных программ во многих странах мира и нацелена на повышение осведомленности о важности улучшения психического здоровья пожилых людей. В рамках Недели осведомленности 6 октября 2021 г. IPA провела дискуссию на тему «Охрана психического здоровья и защита интересов пожилых людей в условиях пандемии COVID: позиция Южной Азии», организованную совместно со Всемирной психиатрической ассоциацией (WPA), Индийским психиатрическим обществом (IPS), Индийской геронтологической ассоциацией психического здоровья (IAGMH), Психиатрической федерацией СААРК (SPF) и Азиатской федерацией психиатрических ассоциаций (AFPA). Это отчет об экспертной дискуссии, в котором освещаются особые проблемы в области охраны психического здоровья пожилых людей в странах СААРК, содержится призыв к срочным совместным действиям, а также уделяется пристальное внимание правам человека и охране психического здоровья пожилого населения в этих быстро стареющих странах.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>International Psychogeriatric Association</kwd><kwd>Indian Psychiatric Society</kwd><kwd>conferences</kwd><kwd>older people</kwd><kwd>South Asia</kwd><kwd>mental health services</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Международная психогериатрическая ассоциация</kwd><kwd>Индийское психиатрическое общество</kwd><kwd>конференции</kwd><kwd>пожилые люди</kwd><kwd>Южная Азия</kwd><kwd>службы охраны психического здоровья</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Chand M. Aging in South Asia: challenges and opportunities. 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