Towards integrated community mental health teams for older people in England: Progress and new insights

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 221-228

  Wilberforce, Mark ^a   Harrington, Val ^a   Brand, Christian ^a   Tucker, Sue ^a   Abendstern, Michele ^a   Challis, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community teams; integration; multidisciplinary working; older people

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH TEAMS FOR OLDER PEOPLE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 79951758821     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2517     Document Type: Article

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