Abstract
Life care communities provide a continuum of residential services to the elderly. This report describes the provision of on-site psychiatric consultations to 82 individuals residing in one such community. Dementia and major depression were the most common diagnoses made.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 126-128 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Gerontologist |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1992 |
Keywords
- Confidentiality
- Consent
- On-site mental health care
- Stigma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gerontology
- Geriatrics and Gerontology