A systematic review of the effectiveness of community-based mental health outreach services for older adults

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1237-1249

  Van Citters, Aricca D ^a   Bartels, Stephen J ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; COMMUNITY CARE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 7444230348     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.55.11.1237     Document Type: Review

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