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Chronic pain in older adults with mental health problems — a survey
Author(s)	Tara Kipling, Georgina Charlesworth
Journal title	PSIGE Newsletter, no 62, October 1997
Publisher	Psychologists' Special Interest Group in Elderly People - PSIGE, British Psychological Society, October 1997
Pages	pp 27-32
Keywords	Pain ; Cognitive impairment ; Psychiatric treatment ; Day hospitals.
Annotation	Pain is among the most common clinical complaints presented by older patients. However, there is sparse literature on pain in older people with mental health problems. This survey aims to establish the extent to which attendees at a mental health day hospital report symptoms of chronic pain. Results are reported in terms of prevalence, location of pain, medication use and non-medication interventions. A comparison is made between cognitively impaired older people and older people with no overt cognitive impairments. As a result of this survey, pain assessment is to be included in the day hospital's initial assessment procedure. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-981110248 A
Classmark	CT7: E4: LP: LDD
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