Rodenburg M
Can Med Assoc J. 1985 Feb 1;132(3):244-6, 248.
The care of elderly patients who are mentally impaired requires reorganization in the delivery of mental health services to these patients. In this paper recommendations are made for the improvement of such services. These include the development of comprehensive psychogeriatric assessment services, which should be based mainly in general hospitals, the rationalization of the roles of facilities that provide nonpsychiatric long-term care, the development of specialized facilities for demented elderly patients, and a focus on education in psychogeriatrics for both undergraduate and postgraduate students in medicine and in other health care professions.
对精神受损老年患者的护理需要在为这些患者提供心理健康服务方面进行重新组织。本文针对此类服务的改进提出了建议。这些建议包括发展综合老年精神病评估服务，该服务应以综合医院为主要依托；合理界定提供非精神科长期护理机构的职责；为老年痴呆患者发展专门设施；以及关注针对医学及其他医疗保健专业的本科和研究生开展老年精神病学教育。
