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The day hospital in old age psychiatry: the case against
- Author:
- FASEY Christopher
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 9(7), July 1994, pp.519-523.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The day hospital in old age psychiatry has many supporters. Suggests there is an opposing view and that more hard data are required before the argument is resolved. Other models of care are mentioned which may be equally valid, comparison between different models is needed.
Day hospitals: the case in favour
- Author:
- HOWARD Robert
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 9(7), July 1994, pp.525-529.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Argues that the day hospital constitutes an integral and valued component of the old age psychiatry service provided by the majority of units in the United Kingdom.
Is mental health economics important in geriatric psychiatry in developing countries?
- Authors:
- SHAH Ajit, MURTHY Srinivasa, SUH Guh-Kee
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 17(8), August 2002, pp.758-764.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article found that there were no health economic studies in geriatric psychiatry from developing countries against a background of many such studies in developed countries. There were a greater number of health economic studies in other areas of psychiatry in developing countries. Several reasons for the paucity of such studies, the feasibility of undertaking these studies and their significance are discussed.Mental health economic studies in geriatric psychiatry in developing countries are feasible, realistic and may well have an important part to play in the allocation of resources. Also, data sets necessary for such studies are emerging from many developing countries.
A fear that knows no name
- Author:
- WOOLLER Rachel
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 3.2.00, 2000, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author argues that the lives of older people are often blighted because may psychiatrists do not recognise paraphrenia, a condition often diagnosed as schizophrenia.
Audit of the use of the Mental Health Act in a psychogeriatric hospital
- Author:
- FEEHAN C.J.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 9(7), July 1994, pp.563-565.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The question of detaining elderly mentally ill patients against their wishes raises many ethically difficult questions. Provides details of a survey of the extent and purpose of the use the Mental Health Act (1983) in a particular psychogeriatric hospital.
Positive ageing: from the political to the personal
- Author:
- ROBERTSON Guy
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 16(4), 2012, pp.149-153.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The author asserts that ageism is the backdrop against which most older people live their lives. His paper examines published research from social gerontology on the impact of negative attitudes on longevity and health and then incorporates research from positive psychiatry to produce some practical personal development approaches based on synthesis of the two. The literature suggests that negative attitudes, largely fed by societal ageism, can significantly reduce longevity. Altering a person's “explanatory style” (their view of their place in the world; whether they think they are valuable, deserving or worthless) can produce significant health and wellbeing benefits. The latter is proposed as a means of countering the former. However, whilst each element is grounded in robust research evidence, there is as yet no dedicated research to show that the proposed “combined intervention” will have the intended impact. A methodology is proposed for enabling individuals to examine their negative attitudes towards their own ageing and then use a variety of psychological techniques to ameliorate or replace them with more positive ones, which it is argued, will lead to greater health and wellbeing.
What is the relationship between general practitioners' community referrals, and hospital referrals to an old age psychiatric service
- Authors:
- BUTLER R., OYEWOLE D., PITT B.
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 4(1), February 2000, pp.79-81.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
There is a large variation in the referral rates of general practitioners (GPs) to specialist services. There is also evidence that GPs under-refer patients with dementia and depression to old age psychiatric services. However, little is known about individual GP referral rates of these services. Patients may be referred to psychiatric services by GPs in the community (community referrals), or by physicians or surgeons, while the patients are receiving medical or surgical care in hospital (hospital referrals). One way of controlling for GP variables, such as practice size and the age profile of patients, may be to examine the relationship between hospital and community referrals for each GP. The study hypothesised that there would be a positive correlation between these types of referral.
Psychological distress among informal supporters of frail older people at home and in institutions
- Authors:
- BUCK Deborah, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 12(7), July 1997, pp.737-744.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Investigates the presence of psychiatric morbidity in informal carers using the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) and examines which factors best predict psychiatric morbidity. Describes a two-year longitudinal, panel survey of informal supporters of frail elderly subjects, using semi-structured interview schedules. Results suggest the need for greater collaboration between formal and informal care. Little work has been carried out to ascertain which interventions are most effective in alleviating carer stress concludes that a series of randomised controlled trials to determine long-term effectiveness of various interventions for different groups of carers is required.
Chinese mental health issues in Britain: perspectives from the Chinese Mental Health Association
- Editors:
- YEE Lydia, AU Shun
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 47p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Booklet presenting an overview of mental health issues facing the Chinese community in Britain. Includes chapters on: a brief history of the Chinese Mental Health Association; the mental health of Chinese children and young people in Britain; psychiatrists and Chinese mental health; the community mental health nursing perspective; Chinese medicine and mental health; Chinese carers of people with mental health problems; and Chinese elders and their mental health.
A two-year review of an 'open-access' multidisciplinary community psychiatric service for the elderly
- Authors:
- GUPTA Kamal, COUPLAND Lindi, FOTTRELL Eamonn
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 11(9), September 1996, pp.795-799.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Presents findings from the first years of a community-based multidisciplinary open access service in an urban area.