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Nurse-led liaison psychiatry service for older adults: service evaluation
- Authors:
- ANDERSON Daniel, CATTELL Howard, BENTLEY Elaine
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 33(8), August 2008, pp.298-302.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
Of the 298 individuals referred to psychiatric services from other hospital wards, 120 were aged 85–94 years old (40%), 193 were male (65%) and 152 were referred from geriatrics (51%). A majority of 204 have not had previous contact with psychiatric services (69%). The most common diagnosis was dementia (33%, n=88), with 27% individuals (n=65) being referred onwards to secondary care. This nurse-led service, using a novel approach of a support worker providing further community support, functions well compared with traditional consultation models. It helps identify many individuals with dementia and engages them into community psychiatric services.