Mental Health Service Utilization Among Frail, Low-Income Elders: Perceptions of Home Service Providers and Elders in the Community

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 23-38

  Rogers, Anissa ^a   Barusch, Amanda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Community agencies; Depression; Elderly; Mental health services; Mental illness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992933932     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v34n02_04     Document Type: Article

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