The Impact Of COVID-19 On Mental Health Across The Lifespan: Older Adults
COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted the older adult population, placing additional complications on an already underfunded and resource-limited geriatric mental health care system.1 This presentation will discuss older adults’ optimistic outlook during the early stages of the pandemic, as well as the increase in isolation and depression that has likely resulted from mandated social restrictions. Even though COVD-19 has caused significant challenges for delivery of mental health care, it has encouraged implementation of creative solutions, such as telemental health. Dr. George …