title: [15 years of geriatric day care clinics in Germany].
abstract: Day hospital treatment for psycho-geriatric patients in the Federal Republic of Germany started in 1976. At present (October 1991) 13 psychogeriatric day hospitals are established. The day hospitals offer a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Though they are expected to be of great importance especially for the elderly, day hospitals don't play a significant part within the care system for psycho-geriatric patients in Germany. It seems to be recommendable, to establish more psycho-geriatric day hospitals, especially together with an out-patient department and an information centre ("Geronto-psychiatrisches Zentrum"). In addition the care system should be supplied with day centres, in particular for those patients suffering from chronic paranoid psychosis or dementia; the medical care of out-patients should be improved. Besides that the efficacy of day hospital treatment for psycho-geriatric patients should be evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Allgemeines Krankenhaus Ochsenzoll, Hamburg.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wächtler
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fuchs
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Herber
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003704:Dementia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000639:trends
vernacular_title: 15 Jahre gerontopsychiatrische Tageskliniken in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.