Mental health services and the elderly: needs and options
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in American Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 133 (1) , 65-68
- https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.1.65
Abstract
The author examines mental health issues related to the elderly from the perspective of the options for immediate impact on treatment. He stresses the potential for creative collaboration between public and private mental health care systems. Myths, stereotypes, and misinformation about the aged are discussed, as are the positive. The author also describes an innovative model of service delivery in the treatment of older individuals.Keywords
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