Improving mental health assessment and service planning practices for older adults: A controlled comparison study

Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 213-223

  Bartels, Stephen J ^a,b   Miles, Keith M ^a,b   VanCitters, Aricca D ^a,b   Forester, Brent P ^c   Cohen, Michael J ^d   Xie, Haiyi ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d National Alliance for the Mentally Ill New Hampshire   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Geriatric; Mental health; Quality improvement; Service planning

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEGLECT; PHYSICIAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ENGLAND; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 29544434433     PISSN: 15223434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11020-005-7453-4     Document Type: Article

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