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Demographic changes among ethnic minority elders in England and Wales: implications for development and delivery of old age psychiatry services
- Author:
- SHAH Ajit
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Migration Health and Social Care, 3(2), October 2007, pp.22-32.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Demographic data pertaining to the elderly from black and minority ethnic groups in the 2001 population census were analysed to evaluate the implications for development and delivery of old age psychiatry services for black and minority ethnic elders. The demographic changes identified have important implications for the future development and delivery of services. Unless they are addressed it is argued that black and minority elders will continue to harbour untreated, hidden psychiatric morbidity.
The impact of two changes in service delivery on a geriatric psychiatry liaison service
- Authors:
- BAHEERATHAN Mala, SHAH Ajit
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 14(9), September 1999, pp.767-775.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The impact of two changes in service delivery (alteration in the admission policy of the medical unit and the introduction of a formal liaison component to a 'consultation only' liaison geriatric psychiatry service) on the associated liaison geriatric psychiatry was examined in this study. There was a significant decline in the number of referral for each month across the three study phases. Although this study was not designed as a cost-effectiveness study, the results suggest that the liaison component has the potential to be cost-effective.