title: Differences in the use of hospital-based outpatient mental health services by the elderly.
abstract: Visits to hospital outpatient clinics and emergency rooms by patients age 65 and over were studied. Differences were found in the use of mental health services between the oldest old and youngest old. A significant portion of psychiatric and substance abuse disorders was found among the youngest old, while the oldest old made a greater number of visits to emergency rooms.
authors.affiliation: Case Western Reserve University, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Cleveland, OH 44106-4904.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Blixen
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006302:Health Services Research; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*