Mental health services for the elderly: Key policy elements.

1995 ◽  
pp. 303-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carroll L. Estes
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Key Policy

In-Home Mental Health Services for the Elderly

2004 ◽  
Vol 27 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 71-85
Author(s):  
Robert Kohn ◽  
Erika Goldsmith ◽  
Thomas W. Sedgwick ◽  
Sarah Markowitz
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
The Elderly

Public's View of Mental Health Services for the Elderly: Responses to Dear Abby

2010 ◽  
Vol 61 (11) ◽  
pp. 1146-1149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Koh ◽  
Karen Blank ◽  
Carl I. Cohen ◽  
Gene Cohen ◽  
Warachal Faison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
The Elderly

scholarly journals Brief Screening for Four Mental Illnesses of the Elderly in Community Mental Health Services: the BS4MI-Elderly

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 395-402
Author(s):  
Kyeong Seon Yun ◽  
Bong-Goon Moon ◽  
Miae Park ◽  
Seong-Ju Kim ◽  
Yunmi Shin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Sleep Disorder ◽  
Community Mental Health Services ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
General Mental Health

Objective Early detection and proper management of mental illness can help to prevent severe deterioration. However, with limited financial and human resources of community mental health services, it is not practical to carry out all conventional screening tools simultaneously. In this study, we aimed to develop and validate a brief but comprehensive screening questionnaire for four common mental illnesses of the elderly.Methods The brief screening for four mental illnesses of elderly (BS4MI-elderly) is a 14-item binary response questionnaire that covers dementia, depressive disorder, sleep disorder, and hwa-byung. To test validity, we compared conventional scale scores for three groups of participants classified using the BS4MI-elderly. The sensitivity, specificity, predictive value of positive test, likelihood ratio of positive test and internal consistency of the BS4MI-elderly were assessed. Finally, a correlation analysis between the BS4MI-elderly and general mental health scales was conducted.Results A total of 254 participants aged over 65 years were recruited. The BS4MI-elderly showed moderate to high sensitivity for the test that distinguishes the normal group from the risk and disorder groups (dementia: 0.61, depressive disorder: 0.88, sleep disorder: 0.85, hwa-byung: 0.94) and high specificity for the test that distinguishes the disorder group from the normal and risk groups (dementia: 0.91, depressive disorder: 0.93, hwa-byung: 0.84, sleep disorder: 0.84). The BS4MI-elderly also exhibited good internal consistency and significant correlations with general mental health scales.Conclusion The BS4MI-elderly, a brief but comprehensive screening tool, could be a useful instrument for screening the elderly in community mental health services.

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