Geriatric mental health interventions in the home.
Geriatric mental health treatment should be considered an integral part of the services provided by home health care agencies or community mental health centers. Public policy is needed to cover in-home psychiatric services to caregivers and elders, one way to respond effectively to their needs. This policy should include the provision of adequate numbers of geriatric mental health specialists who are specifically trained for work with the aged in their homes.
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Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D009820:Ohio; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing