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Mental health problems in older adults in the community — a training package
Author(s)	Magdalene Cox, Rose Mullaney, Gita E Bhutani
Journal title	PSIGE Newsletter, no 62, October 1997
Publisher	Psychologists' Special Interest Group in Elderly People - PSIGE, British Psychological Society, October 1997
Pages	pp 19-23
Keywords	Cognitive impairment ; Living in the community ; Nurses ; Primary health care teams ; In-service training ; Evaluation.
Annotation	Previous research indicates that nurses have sought more training on screening and assessment of mental health problems. Recommendations from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) that over 75 health checks should include screening for depression adds support to training primary health care team members. In response to this need, a training course in mental health care for primary care staff has been developed, implemented and evaluated in Salford. This article briefly describes and assesses the course, which increased participants' competence and confidence in recognising older people's mental health problems and in how to help. Results of this pilot phase justify further training for nurses in primary care. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-981110246 A
Classmark	E4: K4: QTE: L5:QM: QWD: 4C
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