Treatment of late-life mental disorders in primary care: We can do a better job

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 274-285

  Moak, Gary S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative care; Geriatric psychiatry workforce; Health care reform; Late life mental disorders; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ELDERLY CARE; ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL HEALTH; WELFARE REFORM;

AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960522467     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2011.579503     Document Type: Article

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