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Survey of the provision of psychological therapies for older people
Author(s)	Ceri Evans, Paul Reynolds
Journal title	Psychiatric Bulletin, vol 30, no 1, January 2006
Pages	pp 10-12
Source	http://pb.rcpsych.org
Keywords	Psychiatric treatment ; National Health Service ; Psychiatrists ; Social surveys ; Wales.
Annotation	The current state of provision of psychological therapies for older people in Wales is assessed. A postal questionnaire was sent to all consultant old age psychiatrists in Wales, requesting information regarding the consultant's community mental health team (CMHT) and access to psychological therapies. A response rate of 85% was achieved: 45% of CMHTs had team members providing psychological therapy, 31% of CMHTs had access to psychological therapy via the team and also generic services. The estimated average wait for generic services was 29 weeks. There was no access to psychological therapies for 17% of CMHTs. Thus, in some parts of Wales there is limited or no access to psychological therapies via mental health services for older people. This may represent an important unmet need. Long-term strategies, taking into account recruitment and retention, training and new ways of of working, need to be implemented. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-060517503 A
Classmark	LP: L4: QT9: 3F: 9
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