Referral to the old age psychiatry services

Wattis, John and Curran, Stephen (2014) Referral to the old age psychiatry services. In: The Care Home Handbook. Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, p. 344. ISBN 978-1-118-31462-3

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Abstract

This section deals with the interface between care homes and mental health services for old people. Mental illnesses are common in care home residents but often not recognised. Depression in particular is easily missed but responds to treatment. Care staff observations on residents provide vital help to mental health services in assessing patients. In making a referral (usually through the GP) it is important to state how urgently the resident needs to be seen. Many old age mental health service now provide a care homes liaison team who can give informal advice and may be able to help with training.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Subjects:	R Medicine > RT Nursing
Schools:	School of Human and Health Sciences > Centre for Health and Social Care Research
Related URLs:	Author Author
Depositing User:	John Wattis
Date Deposited:	13 Jan 2015 12:28
Last Modified:	13 Jan 2015 12:28
URI:	http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/22963

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