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Medicines and good mental health in later life
— A report on a UK survey of the availability of community-based pharmaceutical care for older people with mental health needs | | Corporate Author | Mental Health Foundation - MHF |
| Journal title | Updates, vol 3, issue 8, October 2001 |
| Publisher | Mental Health Foundation - MHF, London, October 2001 |
| Pages | 4 pp |
| Source | Download (17/5/07): http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications |
| Keywords | Mental health [elderly] ; Drugs. |
| Annotation | A community-based UK wide survey was carried out to explore how far pharmaceutical advice and support is extended to older people with dementia and/or depression. It was conducted in 2001 shortly before the publication of the National Service Framework for Older People which identifies the need for "the use of medicines for and by older people to be improved". The survey findings suggest that many older people have difficulties in understanding the role of, and in regularly taking medication. Therefore, healthcare professionals, mainly pharmacists, are committed to developing home based visiting services to offer support and advice to older people and their carers. (KJ). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070517202 P |
| Classmark | D: LLD * |
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