Unmet need for mental health care among veterans receiving palliative care: Assessment is not enough

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 540-544

  Garrido, Melissa M ^a,b   Penrod, Joan D ^a,b   Prigerson, Holly G ^c,d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Anxiety; Depression; Palliative care; Psychotherapy; Veterans

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; CONDENSED MEMORIAL SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VETERAN; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; THERAPY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84901427667     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2013.08.008     Document Type: Article

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