Public mental health care utilization by older adults

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 730-736

  Karlin, Bradley E ^a,b   Norris, Margaret P ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Public mental health; Service utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERSONALITY DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RURAL POPULATION; TEXAS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33750906031     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-005-0003-5     Document Type: Article

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