Exposing Community Mental Health Care Services and Access to Care for the Older Patients.
Research has shown a serious lapse in services offered to the elderly who are suffering with anxiety and depression.
Dr. Phillip Wilkinson from Oxford University states that “Trials with older people have generally been of poor methodological quality”; in comparison to evidence based treatments like cognitive behavioral Therapy (CBT) for younger adults. Dr. Wilkinson goes on to say “…there is a strong case for retaining seperate services for the older people as their clinical needs differ from that of younger adults.”
Healthcare Commission criticises older people’s mental healthcare …
Ms Walker’s comments follow a study by the commission into mental health services for people aged over 65, who comprise one in four mental health inpatient admissions. The study concludes that older people are often denied access to the …
Aging and Disability in America: American Psychological …
for introducing the Positive Aging Act of 2009, a longstanding legislative priority for APA that would improve access to quality mental health care for older adults by integrating mental health services into primary care and community …
Helping Homebound Older Adults with Moderate to Severe Depression …
“An easy access to low-cost videoconferencing tools is providing health providers the potential to meet the needs of this underserved population,” said Dr. Namkee Choi, a gerontologist who specializes in late life depression research. “With the current and projected shortage in mental health workforce to meet the needs of an increasing number of homebound older adults, we need to test the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of depression treatment via videoconferencing.” …
“So…we will all be old one day…how would you feel if your access to services were denied?…or worse still, there were no services for you to access?”
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Dawn Pugh Psychotherapist
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