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An Aged Persons Mental Health Service in Remote Victoria

Published:2006-06 Issue:2 Volume:14 Page:202-205
ISSN:1039-8562
Container-title:Australasian Psychiatry
language:en
Short-container-title:Australas Psychiatry

Author:

George Kuruvilla¹,Bradshaw Leesa²

Affiliation:

1. Director of Aged Persons Mental Health, Eastern Health; Visiting Psychogeriatrician, Mildura Base Hospital, Mildura; and Adjunct Professor, Deakin University, Burwood, Vic., Australia.

2. Team Leader, Aged Persons Mental Health, Mildura Base Hospital, Mildura, Vic., Australia

Abstract

Objective: To describe an aged persons mental health service in the Sunraysia district in remote Victoria. Conclusion: The aged persons mental health community team undertakes the bulk of the service's work. The data for 2 years are presented and demonstrate how effective the team is. Good relationships and linkages have been built with the local hospital, general practitioners, aged residential care services and the local aged care assessment service. During the 2 year period, very few elderly patients were admitted to the inpatient psychiatric facility and patients suffering from dementia were rarely admitted.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Psychiatry and Mental health

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/j.1440-1665.2006.02280.x

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