title: Services for the aged in community mental health centers.
abstract: The author studied the services provided for the elderly at eight community mental health centers. He describes discrimination against the elderly, the reasons why relatively few elderly persons seek care, and innovations in treatment. He discovered that high-quality care depends more on staff awareness of the unique problems of the elderly than on specialized services. The author recommends a more public-health-oriented approach that would set priorities on the basis of community needs.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010347:Patient Care Planning