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  • Gerontology
  • Psychiatry
  • Professional Development

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  • Defining successful ageing is complex and subjective.
  • Traditional views of 'super-ageing' exclude many.
  • Ageing impacts individuals differently across bio-psycho-social domains.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the concept and determinants of successful ageing.
  • To apply these concepts to psychiatrists as a professional group.
  • To provide a framework for individual successful ageing strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual exploration of successful ageing.
  • Application of principles to the psychiatric profession.
  • Emphasis on subjective, person-specific definitions.

Main Results:

  • Successful ageing is inclusive and can coexist with illness.
  • It is heterogeneous, defined by individual bio-psycho-social and occupational circumstances.
  • Key elements include self-insight, realistic goal setting, and generativity.

Conclusions:

  • Successful ageing is an individually defined, dynamic process.
  • It requires understanding personal strengths and reserves.
  • A renewable personal ageing plan integrating self-care and professional responsibility is recommended.