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Shamsi Akbar

Shamsi Akbar completed her post-graduation in clinical psychology from Rohilkhand University Bareilly. She worked as a Clinical Psychologist Chandra Psychiatric center Bareilly. Thereafter in 2011 she moved to Lucknow and joined the Dept. of Geriatric Mental Health, King Georges Medical University Lucknow perusing research. In 2013 she got best Poster presentation award in 9th Annual National Conference of Indian Association for Geriatric Mental Health (IAGMH).In 2014 she developed a 1st scale in India for older adults “Scale for Satisfaction and Expectation of Older Adults in Old Age Homes.” In 2015 she received the “Best Research Paper” among medical science section K G’s Medical University Lucknow. In 2015 “Best Researcher Award ” in the Department of Geriatric Mental Health K.G s Medical University Lucknow. In 2015 she got IAGMH / INTAS award in National Conference of Indian Association for Geriatric Mental Health (IAGMH)She has number of publications in National and International Journals, Chapters in Books and has enlisted many presentation / participations at national and international conferences.

Publications

Cardiovascular Disease in Elderly an Early Care: Biopsychosocial Perspective

This chapter describes how cardiovascular disease in industrialized nations the proportion is higher, reaching 90%. Ageing has a remarkable effect on the heart and arterial...

Handbook of Research on Geriatric Health, Treatment, and Care

Mental and physical disorders are common in old age but frequently remain undetected and untreated. Managing treatment and controlling symptoms of these disorders is imperative...

Cardiovascular Disease in Elderly an Early Care: Biopsychosocial Perspective

This chapter describes how cardiovascular disease in industrialized nations the proportion is higher, reaching 90%. Ageing has a remarkable effect on the heart and arterial...

Obesity Physical and Mental Health Consequences in Ageing

This chapter describes the prevalence of obesity which is rising in all age groups. The World Health Organization declared obesity as a Global epidemic. There has been the...

Thyroid Disease in Ageing and Risk Factors

Thyroid disorders are highly prevalent, most frequently afflicting aging women. It is crucial to advance the means of diagnosing thyroid diseases, especially overt and...

Chronic Mental Illness in Old Age Homes: An International Perspective

Aging is a part of natural developmental process in the life of any living being. For human beings it is not just a biological phenomenon but it has psychological and social...