Davis School of Gerontology, Los Angeles, California, USA.
J Aging Soc Policy. 2011 Jul-Sep;23(3):228-43. doi: 10.1080/08959420.2011.579494.
This article reviews pressing issues in mental health care for older adults in the 21st century. After examining current forces for change in older adults' mental health care and coverage, the authors discuss barriers to accessing mental health care resulting from the fragmentation of the United States health care system as well as the history behind the multiple and competing systems of care for older adults. The article continues with a discussion of goals for the provision of good mental health service delivery for older adults and concludes by addressing potential responses and future target areas regarding mental health care for older adults as well as a potential realistic collaboration to address mental health and aging.
本文回顾了 21 世纪老年人心理健康护理方面的紧迫问题。在审视了当前影响老年人心理健康护理和覆盖范围的变化力量之后，作者讨论了由于美国医疗保健系统的碎片化以及老年人护理的多种相互竞争的系统背后的历史而导致的获得心理健康护理的障碍。文章接着讨论了为老年人提供良好心理健康服务的目标，并最后讨论了老年人心理健康护理的潜在应对措施和未来目标领域，以及解决心理健康和老龄化问题的潜在现实合作。
