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Multidisciplinary team perspectives on older adult hoarding and mental illness
Author(s)Terry L Koenig, Matthew R Leiste, Richard Spano, Rosemary K Chapin
Journal titleJournal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, vol 25, no 1, January-February 2013
Pagespp 56-75
Sourcehttp://tandfonline.com
KeywordsHoarding ; Mental disorder ; Psychiatric treatment ; Multi disciplinary ; United States of America.
AnnotationThis qualitative study examined multidisciplinary team members' perspectives of their involvement in older adult hoarding cases in Kansas. Fifteen informants as representative of four hoarding teams described cases in which teams did or did not work well together. Specifically, informants described their team characteristics, awareness of hoarding as a mental health illness, barriers to providing mental health services for older adults who hoard, and components of successful teamwork within the team and with the older adult as hoarder. Implications include research to better guide interventions, team training to develop common perspectives, and policy development that supports mental health representation on teams and in-home mental health treatment. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-130621227 A
ClassmarkEPH: E: LP: 3DM: 7T

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