The characteristic of the population worldwide is changing dramatically with an ever-increasing number of older persons. It is anticipated that by 2050 there will be more persons aged 60 and above than those aged 16 and below, and those over 60 years will constitute 22% of the total population.^1,2 India, like the rest of the world, has witnessed a continuous rise in the number of elderly, as the number of persons over the age of 60 has tripled in the previous 50 years.³

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印度老年精神病学心理治疗的伦理问题

随着老年人数量的不断增加，全世界人口的特征正在发生巨大变化。预计到2050年，60岁及以上人口将超过16岁及以下人口，60岁以上人口将占总人口的22%。^1,2与世界其他地区一样，印度的老年人数量持续增加，因为 60 岁以上的人数在过去 50 年中增加了两倍。³