Journal article
Implications of a Mental Health Intervention for Elderly Mentally Ill Residents of Residential Care Facilities
International journal of aging & human development, v 32(3), pp 229-245
Apr 1991
PMID: 1905681
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Abstract
Unresolved issues of responsibility between mental health and aging systems, low priority within the mental health system for serving older RCF residents, and little expectation for the facility to be a treatment environment, all contribute to gaps in service delivery to mentally ill boarding home residents. This article reports the results of a two-year mental health intervention in RCFs. Findings show little intervention impact, but revealed that residents treated were generally socially marginal with weak ego skills, rather than significantly mentally ill. A more intensive program that restructures the facility's milieu to offer planned normal life demands and that models structured programs like milieu treatment, in situ treatment for the younger mentally ill, and programs for developmentally disabled persons is suggested.
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- Title
- Implications of a Mental Health Intervention for Elderly Mentally Ill Residents of Residential Care Facilities
- Creators
- Leonard E. Gottesman - Community Services InstituteEllen Peskin - Community Services InstituteKathleen Kennedy - Community Services InstituteJana Mossey - Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania
- Publication Details
- International journal of aging & human development, v 32(3), pp 229-245
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1991FM98800005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0025891215
- Other Identifier
- 991019184040404721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Gerontology
- Psychology, Developmental