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Seniors

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Identification of cognitive impairment and mental illness in elderly homeless men: Before and after access to primary health care
D. Joyce
M. Limbos
The objective of this study was to describe the occurrence of mental health problems and cognitive impairment in a group of elderly homeless men and to demonstrate how clinical examination and screening tests used in a shelter setting...
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Improving access to geriatric mental health services: A randomized trial comparing treatment engagement with integrated versus enhanced referral care for depression, anxiety, and at-risk alcohol use
Despite poor health outcomes and increased health care costs associated with psychiatric disorders in older adults, mental health services are underutilized, and access to assessment and treatment by specialty mental health providers is...
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The Causes of Homelessness in Later Life: Findings From a 3-Nation Study
Maureen Crane
Kathleen Byrne
Ruby Fu
Bryan Lipman
Frances Mirabelli
Alice Rota-Bartelink
Maureen Ryan
Robert Shea
Hope Watt
Anthony M. Warnes
Homelessness is an intractable problem in many affluent countries and affects people of all ages, although much research and service provision have concentrated on young adults. Since the late 1980s, a few studies have focused on older...
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Australia & Oceania, Europe, North America
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