The unmet needs of referrals to old age psychiatry liaison services

Psychogeriatria Polska

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 175-182

  Greaves, Suki ^a   Bhat, Mohan ^b   Regan, Ciaran ^c   Qazi, Afifa ^b   Miranda Castillo, Claudia ^c   Orrell, Martin ^c  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Need assessment; Psychiatric services

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LIAISON PSYCHIATRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL WARD;

EID: 33846404164     PISSN: 17322642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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