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| Age discrimination in mental health services | | Author(s) | Jennifer Beecham, Martin Knapp, José-Luis Fernández |
| Corporate Author | Personal Social Services Research Unit - PSSRU, London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE; Centre for Social Carework Research, University of Wales, Swansea; Centre for the Economics of Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry,, King's Colleg |
| Publisher | PSSRU, University of Kent, Canterbury, May 2008 |
| Pages | 67 pp (PSSRU Discussion paper, 2336) |
| Source | Download (16/9/08): http://www.pssru.ac.uk/pdf/dp2536.pdf PSSRU, Cornwallis Building, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NF. E-mail: pssru_library@kent.ac.uk |
| Keywords | Mental disorder ; Ageism ; Psychiatric treatment ; Services ; Health services ; Usage [services] ; Costs [care] ; Statistics [data] ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | The UK is considering the introduction of legislation to outlaw age discrimination in the provision of public services. This is one of four reviews commissioned by the Department of Health (DH) on eliminating age discrimination in social services and mental health services (http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/... This report by PSSRU staff explores the extent of age discrimination in mental health services. Three broad issues are considered: inequalities between adult and older people's mental health services; inequalities between adults and older people with mental health problems in their use of health and social care services; and knowledge about the likely single equalities legislation in current services and the possible cost implications. The report does not examine differences in outcomes. Information is based on findings from interviews with mental health organisations, reviews of previous cost studies and models, and new statistical analyses. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080917003 E |
| Classmark | E: B:TOB: LP: I: L: QLD: QDC: 6C: 3A:6KC |
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