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 ...
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 ...
Double Jeopardy: The Challenge of Providing Mental Health Services to Older Persons. Adm Policy Ment Health 26, 65–74 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021221521030 Download citation Issue DateSeptember 1998 DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021221521030 Keywords Public Health Mental Health Health ...
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. ...
For service users this included diagnosis and time spent in contact with mental health services and with their care team. For carers, this included relationship with the service user and years spent as a carer. For staff participants, this included their role and years spent in the role. In ...
for practice: These findings are important for nursing policies promoting social contribution and well‐being among older persons 60 years and over in Ghana... JK Oduro - 《International Journal of Older People Nursing》 被引量: 0发表: 2024年 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Men...
The focus group participants were delighted to learn that the Washington Heights location was a community space, which offered general health information via pamphlets and the use of computers to the public. Certain participants even inquired at the front desk about services offered or brought home ...
Older persons with mental disorder need mental health services, but the extent to which they have service needs in other domains (medical, functional and psychosocial) is not established, although these needs may compromise the attainment of psychiatric outcomes. This study focuses on 169 older ...
older persons mental health organizationsObjective: This paper offers a reflection about the outcomes of the older persons benchmarking forums that formed part of the National Mental Health Benchmarking Project (NMHBP). Method: Seven older persons mental health organizations took part in the NMHBP. ...