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A therapeutic group in the community for the elderly with functional psychiatric illnesses
- Authors:
- PROCTER Elizabeth Ann, ALWAR Lutchmee
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10(1), January 1995, pp.33-36.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Describes a closed therapeutic group run in a community setting for the elderly with functional psychiatric illnesses. The aim of the group was to promote mental health and self-confidence and to reduce psychiatric morbidity. Suggests that such groups may be an effective means both of improving mental health and of utilizing limited health service resources, and warrant further research.