TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychiatry and the nursing home
AU - Borson, S.
AU - Liptzin, B.
AU - Nininger, J.
AU - Rabins, P.
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - In the last two decades, nursing homes have become major providers of health services for the frail elderly. Despite ample evidence of need for specialized psychiatric services in the nursing home setting, the majority of patients who could benefit from such care do not receive it. The authors propose a fourfold role for the psychiatrist, encompassing clinical care, consultation, teaching, and research. Features of this role can be adapted to fee-for-service, community mental health center, and academic models of psychiatric practice.
AB - In the last two decades, nursing homes have become major providers of health services for the frail elderly. Despite ample evidence of need for specialized psychiatric services in the nursing home setting, the majority of patients who could benefit from such care do not receive it. The authors propose a fourfold role for the psychiatrist, encompassing clinical care, consultation, teaching, and research. Features of this role can be adapted to fee-for-service, community mental health center, and academic models of psychiatric practice.
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U2 - 10.1176/ajp.144.11.1412
DO - 10.1176/ajp.144.11.1412
M3 - Review article
C2 - 3314537
AN - SCOPUS:0023501980
SN - 0002-953X
VL - 144
SP - 1412
EP - 1418
JO - American Journal of Psychiatry
JF - American Journal of Psychiatry
IS - 11
ER -