title: Mental health care for our ageing Australian population.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In the context of the National Strategy for an Ageing Australia, the aim of this paper was to highlight some of the challenges for aged mental health services as our population ages.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The demand for greater consumer participation in treatment planning and provision, and the increasing complexity of managing medical and psychiatric comorbidity in our 'old-old' population will be major drivers for improving our models of clinical practice and forging stronger partnerships between the public and private sectors.
authors.affiliation: University of Melbourne North West Aged Persons Mental Health Program, Sunshine, Vic., Australia. annemh@unimelb.edu.au
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hassett
authors.forename: Tracy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fortune
authors.forename: Brad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003256:Community Participation; D005260:Female; D005852:Geriatric Psychiatry / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017149:Private Sector; D017150:Public Sector