Updated Dec 21, 2020 | 14:51 IST
The global proportion of people over 60 years is likely to double in the next 30 years according to the WHO. Approximately 15% of this population needs geriatric psychiatry. Parenting the parents: Why Dad’s silence is cause for concern now that he is 70+ | Photo Credit: Pixabay
New Delhi: He looked down at his gnarled hands vacantly. It seemed as if the tightly drawn curtains on the window that shut out all sunlight also kept happiness at bay. Losing his wife to cancer last year was the last straw and his already dwindling social life was now restricted to the occasional phone call from well-wishers who cared to remember.