Aging and mental health: prevention of caregiver overload, abuse, and neglect. Part 3.
This final installment of a three-part panel discussion on aging and mental health reviews the role of the primary care physician in issues of caregiver burden, elder abuse, and nursing home placement. Federal regulations and reimbursement policies have some effect on how the physician manages these concerns. A teamwork approach to geriatric case management that includes other health professionals is also discussed.
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare; D008603:Mental Health; D009735:Nursing Homes; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010819:Physician's Role; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000592:standards; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States