Referrals to a psychiatric service from old people's homes.
One hundred consecutive referrals have been surveyed, the diagnostic and behavioural problems leading to referral considered and follow-up information obtained one year later. For most admission to hospital as in- or day-patients was unnecessary. Old people's homes do not make excessive demands on the psychiatric services, but deserve support, including help in developing a more tolerant and flexible approach to less confirming residents. This is becoming imperative now that old people's homes are dealing with increased numbers of disturbed residents.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy