PSYCHOGERIATRIC SERVICE DELIVERY by Brian Draper (Editor), Pamela Melding (Editor), Henry Brodaty (Editor) ( 9780198528258 )

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PSYCHOGERIATRIC SERVICE DELIVERY
AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

By:

Brian Draper (Editor), Pamela Melding (Editor), Henry Brodaty (Editor)

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0198528256

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OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

31 March, 2005

Pages:

384

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An ageing population places ever greater demands on health services. The delivery of efficient and effective psychiatric care for older people is a big concern for health service providers in both developed and developing countries. This book brings together the theory and practice of psychogeriatric service delivery from an international perspective. For both clinicians and service planners, this volume will be invaluable in helping them cope with the increasingdemands they face, and optimise the service that they provide.

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In an ageing world, the delivery of psychogeriatric services in an effective and efficient manner is an increasing concern for health service providers and administrators in both developed and developing countries. Despite awareness of the anticipated mental health needs of the ageing population, services for older people have been slow to develop in many places, and in some places do not exist at all. This volume brings together the theory and practice of psychogeriatric service delivery from an international perspective. It examines the range of different service models, perspectives and ideas with the evidence-base for each, providing a unique resource for those planning and administering psychogeriatric services. The first section of the book discusses the theory behind psychogeriatric service delivery, including its history, service delivery principles, needs analysis, population-based service planning, economics and funding, and evidence-based service delivery. Section two concentrates on practice, describing examples of service delivery from a number of European, American, African, Asian and Australasian settings.The third section focuses on solutions, evaluating the range of delivery settings and considering the needs of both consumers and carers.

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