Meeting the mental health needs of older adults: Implications for primary care practice

Geriatrics

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 26-35

  Karlin, Bradley E ^a,b   Fuller, Jon D ^a,c  

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

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatric mental health; Primary care; Referral practice guidelines; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELDERLY CARE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846477236     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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