title: Screening for psychiatric illness in the elderly.
abstract: Regular screening of the elderly is becoming an integral part of primary health care. A screening clinic for the early identification of mental health problems in the elderly is discussed here, paying particular attention to the use of practical and simple screening tools and the importance of cooperation between primary care and hospital services.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nowers
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011320:Primary Health Care; D006113:United Kingdom