Mental health service delivery to older people in New South Wales: Perceptions of aged care, adult mental health and mental health services for older people

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 735-740

  Draper, Brian ^a   Jochelson, Tanya ^b   Kitching, David ^c   Snowdon, John ^d   Brodaty, Henry ^a   Russell, Bob ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c University of Sydney ^*  (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care; Mental health; Service delivery

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BUDGET; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHY; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POSTAL MAIL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SKILL; STAFF TRAINING; TEAMWORK;

AGED; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0346656684     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2003.01259.x     Document Type: Article

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