Aging with a severe mental illness: Challenges and treatments

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 175-188

  Cummings, Sherry M ^a   Kropf, Nancy P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interventions; Older adults; Service needs; Severe mental illness

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WORK;

AGED; AGING; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 78651480299     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2010.538815     Document Type: Article

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