A Profile of Inpatient Admissions to an Aged Psychiatry Service in Victoria

Abstract

In the near future, aged psychiatry services will face increased numbers of patients and rising expectations. To best respond to these challenges, we need to have an understanding of current patient and service profiles. The findings of this study illustrate a range of patient, diagnostic and management variables in aged psychiatry practice. This information can be used for comparison with other services and in planning for future development of services.

Is Electroconvulsive Therapy Use Among Young-Old and Old-Old Adults Comparable? A 10-Year Population-Level Analysis of Service Provision

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Differences between elderly voluntary and involuntary admitted psychiatric patients in Greece

“…The literature on elderly IAPs is scarce. This is not surprising bearing in mind that the majority of elderly patients are treated voluntarily despite concerns that their consent is not always present and/or valid (Smith et al, 2010). However, mental health law has no special provisions or age limit for involuntary admission (Brown et al, 1999;Jacoby, 2002), and the effectiveness of hospital admission has been questioned (Draper and Low, 2005).…”

“…As expected, mental health legislation concerning involuntary admission is applicable only in adults (aged 18 and older). However, involuntary admissions in the elderly are very rare and the rates of involuntary admissions decline as the age increases (Smith et al, 2010). This can be seen as contradictory since older age is associated with an increased physical and psychiatric morbidity (Gournellis et al, 2001;2011).…”

Re-internações psiquiátricas - influência de variáveis sócio-demográficas, clínicas e de modalidades de tratamento

“…Os principais diagnósticos dos pacientes internados no estudo seguem o padrão descritivo da literatura (DURBIN et al, 1999;ASHLEY et al, 2001;BURGE et al, 2002;BIANCOSINO et al, 2009;LOW;DRAPER, 2009;AGBIR et al, 2010;SMITH et al, 2010;NG;KELLY, 2012) KERFOOT, 1993;TANSELLA, 1996;HANSSON et al, 1999 (CLEMENTS et al, 2006;CALLALY et al, 2010;WHEELER et al, 2011).…”