Social work mental health services and the long-term care continuum.
Mental health services are provided to the elderly by social workers in senior centers, Veterans Administration programs, family service agencies, home health care agencies, and in the private sector. The psychosocial approach is emphasized and the growing need to provide sufficient and appropriate mental health services to older adults is addressed.
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D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000639:trends*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000639:trends; D008603:Mental Health; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs