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- The rising number of people aged 65 and older is linked to an increase in mental health crises and mental illness among this age group.
- There is a lack of specialized treatment programs for geropsychiatric patients, and healthcare workers face challenges due to financial and regulatory constraints.
- The article outlines how modifications to an inpatient psychiatric unit can incorporate effective practices from geropsychiatric units, leading to better outcomes for older patients.
Article Abstract
The continued population growth of people over the age of 65 correlates with the growth in the number of older people who experience a mental health crisis or frank mental illness. Currently there is a paucity of treatment programs that are specialized for the geropsychiatric patient. Given the limitations of finances and human resources as well as the constraints sometimes imposed by regulatory agencies, interdisciplinary health care workers are challenged to provide optimum care in traditional settings. This article describes how an inpatient psychiatric unit can be modified to replicate some of the best practices of a designated geropsychiatric unit with positive results.
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