Patterson R D
Am J Psychiatry. 1976 Mar;133(3):271-3. doi: 10.1176/ajp.133.3.271.
The author studied the services provided for the elderly at eight community mental health centers. He describes discrimination against the elderly, the reasons why relatively few elderly persons seek care, and innovations in treatment. He discovered that high-quality care depends more on staff awareness of the unique problems of the elderly than on specialized services. The author recommends a more public-health-oriented approach that would set priorities on the basis of community needs.
作者研究了八个社区心理健康中心为老年人提供的服务。他描述了对老年人的歧视、相对较少的老年人寻求护理的原因以及治疗方面的创新。他发现高质量的护理更多地取决于工作人员对老年人独特问题的认识，而不是专门的服务。作者建议采用一种更以公共卫生为导向的方法，该方法将根据社区需求确定优先事项。
