title: Medicalization of the problems of the elderly.
abstract: Faced with the limitations of present public policy, many health care professionals are being forced to define the social needs of their elderly clients in medical terms in order for these needs to be addressed. The policy analysis presented here attempts to explain this phenomenon and argues on behalf of a more rational and comprehensive approach to policy and services for the elderly in this country.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology; D011640:Public Policy; D012179:Retirement; D012947:Social Work; D012962:Sociology, Medical; D013240:Stereotyping; D014481:United States