scholarly journals Loneliness in older adult mental health services during the COVID‐19 pandemic and before: Associations with disability, functioning and pharmacotherapy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flora Greig ◽  
Gayan Perera ◽  
Konstantinos Tsamakis ◽  
Robert Stewart ◽  
Latha Velayudhan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Adult Mental Health

scholarly journals Clinical dashboard: use in older adult mental health wards

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 85-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Daley ◽  
Jonathan Richardson ◽  
Ian James ◽  
Annette Chambers ◽  
David Corbett
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Data Quality ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Adult Mental Health

Aims and methodTo explore the experiences and attitudes of mental health professionals working in acute elderly care to a new clinical dashboard system. Metrics were identified from the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Accreditation for Inpatient Mental Health Services – Older People (AIMS-OP); these were tracked from baseline to 6 months. A questionnaire was developed and distributed across the three clinical areas involved in the clinical dashboard mental health pilot.ResultsStaff completed the questionnaire 3 months after the initial implementation. At this point the benefits of the introduction of the dashboard were suggested as: improved access to information, increased communication and information-sharing, increased staff awareness, and data quality.Clinical implicationsThe introduction of the clinical dashboard in older adult mental health services allowed for better data availability and resulted in better data quality.

scholarly journals Care pathway clustering: issues for older adult mental health services

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 6-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Whelan ◽  
Mo Zoha ◽  
Kristal Ramcharitar ◽  
Tresa Andrews
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Care Pathway ◽  
Adult Mental Health

Expanding arts therapies provision: a pilot project in Older Adult Mental Health Services, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Public Health ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 194 ◽  
pp. 270-273
Author(s):  
M. Elliott ◽  
Jimmy Jones ◽  
Melissa Elliott ◽  
Sarah Challenger ◽  
Lynnsey Coull Gwynedd ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Health Board ◽  
Adult Mental Health

scholarly journals Autoimmune encephalitis in the elderly: who to test and what to test for

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 172-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Behrman ◽  
Belinda Lennox
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Autoimmune Encephalitis ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Adult Mental Health ◽  
Managing Complexity ◽  
Unusual Symptoms

The awareness and understanding of autoimmune encephalitis are blossoming in neurology, and patients are being diagnosed and successfully treated with immunotherapy. The diverse symptomatology associated with autoimmune encephalitis means that patients may present initially to mental health services, which are, as yet, less well equipped to identify and investigate such phenomena. Older adult mental health services are used to managing complexity, but the range of pathologies presenting with unusual symptoms that may mimic autoimmune encephalitis is wide and there is no clear guidance as to when and how to investigate for possible autoimmune encephalitis. This paper examines the evidence supporting investigation and management strategies for patients with possible autoimmune encephalitis presenting to older adult psychiatrists.

scholarly journals An Innovative Mental Health Model for Treating Culturally Diverse Older Adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 93-93
Author(s):  
Tobi Abramson ◽  
Jacquelin Berman ◽  
Madison Gates
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Culturally Diverse ◽  
Spanish Speakers ◽  
English Speakers ◽  
Chinese Speakers

Abstract The mental health needs of older adults are largely unmet, a finding even more prevalent within culturally diverse older adult populations. Added to this is the high rate of social isolation. Research has indicated increased connection to mental health services when services are embedded within physical health care settings. For those attending community centers, 85% indicate that they are socially isolated, 68% indicate they are lonely, and 53% have a mental health need (compared to 20% nationally). The need for innovative programming is evident. When examining the needs of diverse older adults, it is increasingly important that new and innovative approaches address social isolation, loneliness, and mental health problems experienced by this cohort. Utilizing this knowledge an innovative model of embedding and integrating mental health services, provided by bilingual and bicultural clinicians, into congregate sites (older adult centers) was implemented. Those that participated were mainly female (72.1%), 68.5% English-speaking, 14.5% Spanish-speaking, 13.6% Chinese-speaking and 3.4% other. Spanish-speakers had more depression than English-speakers and both had more depression than Chinese-speakers. English and Spanish-speakers reported more social isolation and Chinese-speakers compared were more likely to participate in engagement. Chinese-speakers were less likely to be in clinical services with a positive screen compared to English-speakers. Overall, 75% engaged in treatment; 37.3% and 41% showed a 3-month improvement of depression and anxiety, respectively. This presentation focuses on the innovative components of this model, how to engage diverse older adults to utilize treatment, steps needed for replication, and policy implications around integrated mental health treatment.

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