Mitigating the Risk of Late-Life Mental Health Problems for Veterans: Contributions of the Life Course Perspective to Emergency Management

Possibilities for a Composite Approach: Summary of the Disaster Gerontology Panel at the International College of Geriatric Psychoneuropharmacology Annual Meeting (ICGP-2014)

“…ecent articles in this journal have considered the challenges faced by elderly survivors of disaster, such as evacuation preparedness, post-impact social isolation, and late-life combatrelated post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). [1][2][3] Last fall, a panel titled "Disaster Gerontology" was organized as part of the International College of Geriatric Psychoneuropharmacology annual meeting held in Tsukuba, Japan. Two panelists from Japan, one from Taiwan, and one from the United States presented disaster research focusing on elderly populations.…”