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| Mental health needs and supportive services for elderly and disabled residents | | Author(s) | Jungwee Park, Jean Buritt Robertson |
| Journal title | Journal of Housing for the Elderly, vol 13, nos 1/2, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 79-92 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Mental disorder ; Physical disabilities ; Living in the community ; Psychiatric treatment ; Services ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Older people are generally considered more likely than younger age groups to suffer from psychiatric problems. This US longitudinal study of some 200 residents of twelve housing developments for older people in Rhode Island assesses the impact that the provision of supportive services has on mental well-being of older and disabled people living in independent housing developments. The results indicate that the use of supportive services by the mentally ill allowed them to overcome initial lower functional status, and achieve a level of mental functioning virtually similar to that of the total resident population. Thus, it is argued that independent living facilities with supportive services can certainly be a successful and cost-effective model for a number of frail older and mentally ill residents. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-991022241 A |
| Classmark | E: BN: K4: LP: I: 3J: 7T |
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