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Care of older people with mental illness

Progress in the implementation of recommendations 1989–1998

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

D. J. Jolley
D. J. Jolley*
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Mental Health Directorate, Perm Hospital, Perm Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV4 5HN
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Older people comprise an increasingly significant proportion of the population of the UK and other developed countries. Most remain fit and able to make continuing contributions to their families and society, but they are at risks of periods of ill health and other stresses. Dementia, especially Alzheimer's disease, is one of the major health problems of our times and particularly affects older people. Mental ill health, physical ill health and social difficulties are often intertwined, calling for close working between health and social services to provide appropriate help for patients and their carers.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , February 1999 , pp. 117 - 120
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