身心上的孤立
As the global population ages, awareness of age-related mental health issues is becoming a crucial aspect of caring for the elderly.
隨著全球人口老齡化，意識到與年齡相關的心理健康問題已成為照顧年長者很重要的一環。
age (v.)老化awareness (n.)意識environmental awareness 環保意識crucial (adj.)至關重要的
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “over 20% of adults aged 60 and over suffer from a mental or neurological disorder,” and due to the stigma attached to such ailments, many of them go untreated.
根據世界衛生組織（WHO）的數據，「60歲及以上的成年人中，超過20％患有精神或神經疾病」，由於這些疾病的污名化，導致很多人未接受治療。
disorder (n.)病症、失調stigma (n.) 汙名、惡名
The most common of these conditions are depression, dementia, anxiety and substance abuse, with depression affecting the most — 7% of the world`s elderly population.
其中最常見的疾病包括憂鬱症、失智症、焦慮症和藥物濫用，其中憂鬱症是最常見的——影響全球老年人口的7％。
dementia (n.)失智症substance (n.)物質、藥物abuse (n.)濫用、虐待
For senior citizens, the risk of these disorders is higher as aging can lead to physical problems, such as reduced mobility and chronic pain, that cause stress and, in turn, affect the quality of their mental health.
對於年長者而言，這些疾病的風險更高，因為年齡增長可能會導致身體問題，如行動不便和慢性疼痛，這些問題會引起壓力，進而影響他們的心理健康品質。
chronic (adj.) 慢性的、長期的chronic diseases 慢性病in turn 繼而、進而
Moreover, older adults may suffer from feelings of loneliness after retiring from work or experiencing traumatic events which can eventually result in physical isolation.
此外，年長者在退休後或經歷創傷事件後可能會感到孤獨，這最終可能會導致離群索居。
lonely (adj.)孤獨的loneliness (n.)孤獨trauma (n.)創傷traumatic (adj.)受創的、痛苦不勘的
Over the past several years, the COVID-19 pandemic has compounded many of these age-related mental health issues.
在過去的幾年中，新冠疫情加劇了許多這些與年齡有關的心理健康問題。
compound (v.)（使）變嚴重、（使）加劇
In fact, between April 2020 and May 2022, around 20 million older Americans reported experiencing anxiety or depression.
事實上，在 2020 年 4 月至 2022 年 5 月間，約有 2,000 萬名美國年長者稱他們經歷了焦慮或憂鬱。
Accounting for 25-30% of the country’s senior citizens, this number shows the massive impact that social distancing and quarantine measures had on the aging population in the US.
這個數字佔美國老年人口的 25-30％，顯示社交距離和隔離措施對美國老年人口的巨大衝擊。
account for 佔……比例quarantine (n.)隔離measure (v.)測量 (n.)措施
As a response to the growing concerns around the increased frequency of these conditions, the WHO recommends developing “effective, community-level primary mental health care for older people.”
為回應大眾對這些愈發頻繁的狀況日益增加的擔憂，世界衛生組織建議發展「有效的、社區級的年長者基本心理健康保健」。
This includes governments strengthening their policies, information systems and prevention methods to educate the public on the importance of mental health, raise awareness about senior-specific mental health problems, and promote real, “person-centered” solutions to support members of the elderly population who are suffering.
這包括政府加強政策、資訊系統和預防措施，以教育大眾心理健康的重要性，提高關於年長者心理健康問題的意識，並推廣真正的「以人為本」的解決方案，以幫助正在受苦的年長者族群。
strength (n.)力量、力氣strengthen (v.)增強、加強raise awareness 提高意識specific (adj.)特定的、特有的