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Community psychiatry of old age: A UK perspective

✍ Scribed by Tom Dening

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1992
Tongue
English
Weight
982 KB
Volume
7
Category
Article
ISSN
0885-6230

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

This article is based on the examination of seven old age psychiatry in England in 1991, and it addresses the main issues in the organization of community‐orientated clinical services for elderly people with mental disorders. The current practice of old age psychiatry places much emphasis on assessment of patients at home wherever possible. Domiciliary assessments were performed by all the services, but there were marked differences in emphasis. The most controversial issue was whether all patients should initially be seen by a psychiatrist or whether assessments by non‐medical professionals were acceptable. Several areas of recent development in old age psychiatry are also discussed.

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