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Mental health in later life — better outcomes through wise commissioning
Author(s)	Jill Manthorpe
Journal title	Journal of Integrated Care, vol 17, issue 5, October 2009
Publisher	Pavilion, October 2009
Pages	pp 15-22
Source	http://www.pierprofessional.com
Keywords	Mental disorder ; Services ; National Health Service ; Planning [admin].
Annotation	Mental health problems in later life are common and damaging experiences for individuals, their families and those who support them. Some become almost the defining feature of the older person and, while they are challenging professionally and costly for society, they are also influenced by the twin discriminations of stigma and ageism. In this, the last in the series on older people's mental health, some other key messages from the series are brought together and set in the context of current and future service commissioning and provision. The author points to remaining gaps in provision and suggests how commissioners might approach the problems of mental ill-health in later life in a context of declining resources. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-100225213 A
Classmark	E: I: L4: QA6
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