Characteristics of older adults hospitalized in acute psychiatric units in ontario: A population-based study

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 554-563

  Seitz, Dallas P ^a   Vigod, Simone N ^b,c   Lin, Elizabeth ^c,d   Gruneir, Andrea ^b,c,e   Newman, Alice ^c   Anderson, Geoff ^e,h   Rapoport, Mark J ^f   Rochon, Paula ^b,c,h   Blumberger, Daniel M ^g   Herrmann, Nathan ^f  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elderly; Geriatric; Health service utilization; Hospitalization; Inpatient; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 84873053691     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371205700906     Document Type: Article

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