Title
Geriatric patients and services in state hospitals: data from a national survey
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry
Publication Date
1991-03-01
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Aged; Alzheimer Disease; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dementia; Health Services for the Aged; Hospitals, Psychiatric; Hospitals, State; Humans; Incidence; Patient Admission; Pilot Projects; United States
Disciplines
Health Services Research | Mental and Social Health | Psychiatric and Mental Health | Psychiatry | Psychiatry and Psychology
Abstract
Notwithstanding the large-scale deinstitutionalization of the elderly, psychogeriatric patients continue to make up a significant portion of patients in U.S. state hospitals. This paper reports pilot data from a national survey assessing the current status of geriatric populations in state hospitals. Elderly patients still account for one-fifth of state hospital patients, and two-thirds of state hospitals still have separate geriatric units. The data suggest that, while deinstitutionalization of the elderly may be continuing in many state hospitals, in more than one-third of state hospitals the geriatric census is on the rise. Tentative hypotheses suggesting further research are discussed.
Source
Hosp Community Psychiatry. 1991 Mar;42(3):273-6.
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Hospital and community psychiatry
Related Resources
PubMed ID
2030010
Repository Citation
Moak, Gary S. and Fisher, William H., "Geriatric patients and services in state hospitals: data from a national survey" (1991). Systems and Psychosocial Advances Research Center Publications and Presentations. 262.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/psych_cmhsr/262
