Impact of social variables on the elderly

Pages: 203-205
Manpreet Ola (Department of Clinical Psychology, Amity University, Gurugram, Haryana)

India a country with its rising population due to increase in birth rate and reduction in mortality rates, is bringing us face to face with a new problem, where our elderly will rise, which is not the topic of concern, but their mental health is new concern point, where due to rapid industrialization and urbanization, youngsters are leaving their home towns and moving to the cities, which are leaving the elderly with no option but to stay alone and due to all this they are surrounded by lot of worries and stressors, in this old age where they need assistance and break from hectic life, they still have to take care of themselves, they have to depend on their children for finances, their deteriorating health is overlooked by their children, which makes them feel neglected, vast number of researches on the elderly have clearly shown, how important it is for them to be around their loved ones in these crucial years of their lives and how being neglected impacts their health and well being through this piece of paper, I would like to bring to light such crucial points and the recommendations and suggestions for policy makers and psychologists to work on.