title: The changing context of mental health care for the elderly.
abstract: This article discusses some of the sociopolitical and economic forces which impact the organization and delivery of mental health services to the elderly. Focus is on the way cost-containment efforts broaden existing gaps in the health care system. The potential influence of cost-containment and propietary initiatives on interdisciplinary collaboration and competition among mental health workers is also discussed.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grau
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States