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Community psychiatry of old age: A UK perspective
Author(s) -
Dening Tom
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/gps.930071012
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , psychiatry , medicine , clinical psychiatry , geriatric psychiatry , psychology , gerontology , computer science , artificial intelligence
This article is based on the examination of seven old age psychiatry in England in 1991, and it addresses the main issues in the organization of community‐orientated clinical services for elderly people with mental disorders. The current practice of old age psychiatry places much emphasis on assessment of patients at home wherever possible. Domiciliary assessments were performed by all the services, but there were marked differences in emphasis. The most controversial issue was whether all patients should initially be seen by a psychiatrist or whether assessments by non‐medical professionals were acceptable. Several areas of recent development in old age psychiatry are also discussed.