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Providing pastoral care service in aged mental health settings: A literature review
Author(s) -
Kelleher Rosemary,
Goh Anita,
Taylor Michael,
Ames David,
Chiu Edmond,
Lautenschlager Nicola T.,
Yastrubetskaya Olga
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
asia‐pacific psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1758-5872
pISSN - 1758-5864
DOI - 10.1111/j.1758-5872.2011.00106.x
Subject(s) - multidisciplinary approach , mental health , mental health service , nursing , service (business) , medicine , multidisciplinary team , health care , pastoral care , mental health care , integrated care , psychology , psychiatry , sociology , social science , economy , economics , economic growth
The World Health Organization (WHO) specifies that attention to the spiritual needs of the elderly with mental health problems is essential to good patient care, yet little evidence‐based practice is documented in this field. This paper reviews the literature on the provision of pastoral care services (PCS) to elderly people with mental impairment. Integration of Pastoral Care Practitioners (PCPs) into the multidisciplinary team is rare. Research into mental health clinicians' attitudes to addressing patients' spiritual needs, and the integration of PCPs into multidisciplinary teams in aged mental health are reported and discussed. The contextual needs of PCPs in aged mental health, and options for qualitative and quantitative research are explored. Further research is needed to guide the integration of PCS into multidisciplinary teams in aged persons' mental health services.