Although there are indications that mental illness is prevalent among older persons only a small percentage of the elderly receive mental health services. This is especially true for older members of minority groups. One mental health program is providing preventive services for the elderly including ...
It has also led to greater service integration and knowledge sharing about older persons' mental health. Participants identify ongoing service needs particularly for remote, CALD and Aboriginal populations and for after-hours crisis care. Conclusion: The localization of services and attachment of ...
Mental Health in Older Adults? • Some behaviors considered abnormal under the preceding criterion may be adaptive for many older people –Isolation –Passivity –Aggressiveness • Such behaviors may help older persons deal with their situation more effectively. ...
the non-utilization of mental health services increases with age. Although universal health coverage (UHC) was reported to reduce unmet health care needs, it might not be sufficient to reduce unmet mental health care needs from a clinical perspective. Despite the existence of UHC in Japan, this ...
Administered Mental Health Servicves Questionnaire to 100 older and 100 middle-aged adults. Found that age groups did not differ in how they defined serious psychological problems. Both age groups equally identified professional mental health services as appropriate for helping individuals with psychologica...
JA Pandiani,BL Gauvin - 《Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research》 被引量: 27发表: 1997年 Mental Health Provider Perspectives Regarding Integrated Medical Care for Patients with Serious Mental Illness Integrated care for medical conditions is essential for persons with serious mental illness...
For example, living with at least one child appears to exert a positive effect on older persons’ physical health (significant for men, but not women), net of other factors. This finding challenges the notion that, on balance, the health of older adults may suffer due to strain or ...
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This was the case even though the vast majority of the sample (90%) had health insurance. Because cognitive impairment is common among persons residing in nursing homes, these self-reported data on the most recent eye examination might be viewed as unreliable. However, the medical record itself...
Even among severely disabled persons who had difficulty in three or more activities of daily living, more than half did not receive any formal services. These included about 125,000 persons who lived alone. 展开 关键词: Home health care Community services Elderly persons Surveys Statistical data ...