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Treatment of late-life mental disorders in primary care: we can do a better job.
J Aging Soc Policy. 2011 Jul-Sep; 23(3):274-85.JA

Abstract

Health care services provided to older adults today are not as effective as they should be. The quality of care for late-life mental disorders often falls short of desired standards. The growth of the elderly population makes it imperative for the health care system to address late-life mental disorders more effectively. Intervention strategies based in primary care settings show the most promise, but effectiveness will depend on solving the geriatric psychiatry workforce crisis. Collaborative care is one promising model for improving geriatric mental health care delivery in primary care. Diffusion of collaborative care into the health care system and integrating geriatric psychiatry into other models such as geriatric medical homes will require redesign of the organization and financing of primary care and psychiatry to overcome current barriers. Public policy should reflect the essential role of psychiatry in geriatrics and promote the integration of geriatric psychiatry with primary care.

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Authors+Show Affiliations

Moak GS
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. gmoakmd@gmail.com

MeSH

AgedAged, 80 and overDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedGeriatric PsychiatryHealth Care ReformHealth Services Needs and DemandHealth Services for the AgedHumansMental DisordersMental HealthMental Health ServicesPrimary Health CareQuality Assurance, Health CareUnited States

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

21740202

Citation

Moak, Gary S.. "Treatment of Late-life Mental Disorders in Primary Care: We Can Do a Better Job." Journal of Aging & Social Policy, vol. 23, no. 3, 2011, pp. 274-85.
Moak GS. Treatment of late-life mental disorders in primary care: we can do a better job. J Aging Soc Policy. 2011;23(3):274-85.
Moak, G. S. (2011). Treatment of late-life mental disorders in primary care: we can do a better job. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 23(3), 274-85. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2011.579503
Moak GS. Treatment of Late-life Mental Disorders in Primary Care: We Can Do a Better Job. J Aging Soc Policy. 2011 Jul-Sep;23(3):274-85. PubMed PMID: 21740202.
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