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Can a brief intervention have a longer-term benefit? — the case of the research nurse and depressed older people in the community
Author(s)	M R Blanchard, A Waterreus, A H Mann
Journal title	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 14, no 9, September 1999
Pages	pp 733-738
Keywords	Depression ; Living in the community ; Home visits [doctors] ; Nurses ; Longitudinal surveys ; Camden.
Annotation	The present study involved depressed subjects among Gospel Oak, Camden residents who had been identified by household enumeration and screening. This article reports a follow-up over 6 to 23 months of the authors' original intervention study, to determine whether immediate benefits are lasting. The authors also considered the effect of feedback to general practitioners (GPs) on a management plan for those who had not received nurse intervention. They suggest that the nurse-managed intervention may be a possible way forward in the care of those who go "hidden" and untreated. More importantly, there is a need for the transfer of specific skills from secondary care services to primary health care teams. Primary health care workers with an interest in older people, and specifically their mental health, are needed to work alongside GPs. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-000114205 A
Classmark	ENR: K4: L5H: QTE: 3J: 82L8
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