Costs of community-based public mental health services for older adults: Variations related to age and diagnosis

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1121-1126

  Gilmer, Todd ^a   Ojeda, Victoria D ^a   Folsom, David ^a   Fuentes, Dahlia ^a   Criado, Viviana ^b   Garcia, Piedad ^b   Jeste, Dilip V ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Mental Health Services Adult and Older Adult California   (United States)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs; Mental health; Older adult

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAID; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33845924658     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1616     Document Type: Article

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