title: Mental health and aging in the 21st century.
abstract: This article reviews pressing issues in mental health care for older adults in the 21st century. After examining current forces for change in older adults' mental health care and coverage, the authors discuss barriers to accessing mental health care resulting from the fragmentation of the United States health care system as well as the history behind the multiple and competing systems of care for older adults. The article continues with a discussion of goals for the provision of good mental health service delivery for older adults and concludes by addressing potential responses and future target areas regarding mental health care for older adults as well as a potential realistic collaboration to address mental health and aging.
authors: Davis School of Gerontology, Los Angeles, California, USA. bknight@usc.edu
authors: Bob G
authors: BG
authors: Knight
authors: Philip
authors: P
authors: Sayegh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000639:trends*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008603:Mental Health; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000639:trends*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States