Craig Elizabeth, Pham Hieu
Centre for Rural Mental Health, Bendigo Health Care Group, Bendigo, Vic., Australia.
Australas Psychiatry. 2006 Mar;14(1):46-8. doi: 10.1080/j.1440-1665.2006.02238.x.
The aim of the present paper is to review current opinion relating to the provision of mental health consultation to nursing homes, and to provide recommendations for future research.
The current literature pertaining to consultation-liaison psychiatry within nursing homes was reviewed.
There is a paucity of well-designed empirical studies of mental health service provision to Australian nursing homes. This is of particular concern given the ageing Australian population and the prevalence of psychiatric symptoms in nursing home residents. Psychiatric consultation and liaison to nursing homes may result in reduced need for crisis intervention, improved use of behavioural management strategies for the symptoms associated with dementia, and reduced nursing home staff stress and burnout.
Further research is required to evaluate the costs and benefits of providing regular mental health services to nursing homes in Australia, particularly in rural areas. Future service development should be complemented by methodologically sound evaluation.
本文旨在综述目前有关向养老院提供心理健康咨询的观点，并为未来研究提供建议。
对目前与养老院联络会诊精神病学相关的文献进行了综述。
针对澳大利亚养老院心理健康服务的精心设计的实证研究较少。鉴于澳大利亚人口老龄化以及养老院居民中精神症状的普遍存在，这尤其令人担忧。对养老院进行精神病学咨询和联络可能会减少危机干预的需求，更好地使用针对痴呆相关症状的行为管理策略，并减轻养老院工作人员的压力和倦怠。
需要进一步研究以评估向澳大利亚养老院，特别是农村地区的养老院提供定期心理健康服务的成本和效益。未来的服务发展应以方法合理的评估为补充。
