Please note the call for papers for two special issues of Aging and Mental Health focused on Asian populations. The issues will address dementia and dementia care and families and well-being.
Special Issue: Dementia and Dementia Care in Asia
Special issue editors: Sheung-Tak Cheng and Steven H. Zarit
Aging & Mental Health, a leading interdisciplinary journal focused on the aging process and mental health, is calling for papers for a special issue devoted to the topic of dementia and dementia care in Asia. Papers reporting empirical research on, but not limited to, demographic trends of dementia prevalence, diagnostic issues, cognitive deficits, behavioral problems, stigma, caregiver mental health, abuse, management of dementia in residential settings, and bereavement, are especially welcome. Each paper must include explicit data on one or more Asian populations; data on Asian ethnic groups in non-Asian countries are not included in this category.
Authors who are interested in submitting a paper to this special issue are invited to send a proposal to Sheung-Tak Cheng at takcheng@ied.edu.hk by June 15, 2012. The proposal should include a synopsis of no more than 300 words structured into the following sections: Background, Objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusion and Discussion. In the proposal, please specify whether you intend to submit a regular article (5,000 words) or a brief report (2,000 words).
Upon initial screening by the editors, authors will be invited to submit papers formally to the special issue. Deadline for the full paper will be October 15, 2012. All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed and the editors will make the final decision on publication based on recommendations of the peer reviews.
For author guidelines for preparing the full paper, please refer to
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1360-7863&linktype=44.
Special Issue: Asian Families and Well-being in Later Life
Special issue editors: Sheung-Tak Cheng Kee Lee Chou and Steven H. Zarit
Aging & Mental Health, a leading interdisciplinary journal focused on the aging process and mental health, is calling for papers for a special issue devoted to topics concerning Asian Families and Well-being in Later Life. Papers reporting empirical research on, but not limited to, intergenerational relationships, filial piety, family caregiving, roles of older persons in contemporary families, and generativity in later life are especially welcome. Papers must address the relationships between family functioning and well-being (life satisfaction, emotional well-being, depressive symptoms, etc.) of older adults. Each paper must include explicit data on one or more Asian populations; data on Asian ethnic groups in non-Asian countries are not included in this category.
Authors who are interested in submitting a paper to this special issue are invited to send a proposal to Sheung-Tak Cheng at takcheng@ied.edu.hk by June 15, 2012. The proposal should include a synopsis of no more than 300 words structured into the following sections: Background, Objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusion and Discussion. In the proposal, please specify whether you intend to submit a regular article (5,000 words) or a brief report (2,000 words).
Upon initial screening by the editors, authors will be invited to submit papers formally to the special issue. Deadline for the full paper will be October 15, 2012. All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed and the editors will make the final decision on publication based on recommendations of the peer reviews.
For author guidelines for preparing the full paper, please refer to
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1360-7863&linktype=44.
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