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| Need and unmet need for mental health care among elderly public housing residents | | Author(s) | Betty Smith Black, Peter V Rabins, Pearl German |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 37, no 6, December 1997 |
| Pages | pp 717-728 |
| Keywords | Mental disorder ; Needs [elderly] ; Rented dwellings ; Tenants ; Black people ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Epidemiological survey data from older residents of six public housing developments in Baltimore, MD, United States (US) were used to determine the prevalence of need and unmet need for mental health care. Thirty-seven percent of the predominantly African American sample needed mental health services, and 58% of those who needed care had unmet needs. Logistic regression analyses showed that males, older residents, those with no Medicare insurance, and those with more Activities of Daily Living (ADL) impairments were at greater risk of both needing mental health care and receiving no mental health services. Findings suggest the need for targeted interventions that would increase service utilisation and potentially reduce the likelihood of eviction or placement in more restrictive settings. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980309402 A |
| Classmark | E: IK: KEE: KET: TKE: 7T |
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