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The practice of geriatric psychiatry in three countries: observations of an American in the British Isles
- Author:
- REIFLER B.V.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 12(8), August 1997, pp.795-807.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The author compares the practice of geriatric psychiatry among the three countries: Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States. Reviews how the practice of geriatric psychiatry is carried out, and the mental health services available in each country, including organisational characteristics. Findings suggest the USA is the most entrepreneurial of the three, Britain's greatest strength is the uniformity and comprehensiveness of its services, and Ireland provides an excellent model for nations of comparable size. Also found that considerable change is occurring in all three countries.
Walking on Eire
- Author:
- EATON Lynn
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 18.12.97, 1997, p.23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The need for cultural sensitive services for people from ethnic minorities has been widely accepted, with one glaring omission. Reports on a visit to a sheltered housing scheme which aims to meet the often unrecognised needs of Irish people.
Mental disorders among the community-dwelling elderly in Dublin
- Authors:
- KIRBY M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 171, October 1997, pp.369-372.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Reports on a study to determine the prevalence of mental disorders among the community-dwelling elderly in the catchment area of a psychiatry service for the elderly in Dublin. Concludes that depression is the most common mental disorder among the elderly in Dublin. Found that the frequency of anxiety symptoms in the presentation of depression may be a factor in the under-diagnosis or misdiagnosis of depression in the community-dwelling elderly.
A study of aggression among referrals to a community-based psychiatry of old age service
- Authors:
- GIBBONS Pat, GANNON Miriam, WRIGLEY Margo
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 12(3), March 1997, pp.384-388.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Examines the prevalence of aggressive behaviour in a community-based population in Ireland, identifies clinical and sociodemographic variables associated with aggression and examines the relationship between aggression and outcome at a two-year follow up. Results found that aggression was positively associated with a diagnosis of dementia and high physical dependency but was not found to be associated with age, sex, physical illness or the use of psychotropic medication. At two-year follow up, aggressive patients were found to have a higher rate of admission to psychiatric inpatient or residential care and tended to have a higher use of neuroleptic drugs. Concludes that aggression is a significant problem for community-based elderly people and their carers, may increase the likelihood of admission into long-term care and that a reliable instrument to measure aggression would be useful in the clinical assessment of this population.
Social policy review 9
- Editors:
- MAY Margaret, BRUNSDON Edward, CRAIG Gary
- Publisher:
- Social Policy Association
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 380p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Post general election edition including many of the concerns raised in the 1997 election campaign. Section 1 looks at current welfare policy and provision in Britain and section 2 examines international developments. Includes papers on: social policy under the Major governments; welfare to work; towards a learning society or towards 'learningfare'; the Family Law Act 1996; charging for community care; funding long-term care; issues facing the social services workforce; the experience of black workers in the social care workforce; the new boundaries of health and welfare in collaborative care; quality services in quasi markets; the relationship between social policy, its producers and consumers; the future of the welfare state; comparing welfare states; family-state boundaries in Europe; familism and selectivism in community care for the elderly - a comparison of the Republic of Ireland and the UK; social policy in Portugal; the welfare state and the Spanish socialists; and East Asian social policy.