scholarly journals Access to public mental health services among older adults with severe mental illness

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd P. Gilmer ◽  
Victoria D. Ojeda ◽  
Dahlia Fuentes ◽  
Viviana Criado ◽  
Piedad Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Public Mental Health Services

Costs of community-based public mental health services for older adults: variations related to age and diagnosis

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (12) ◽  
pp. 1121-1126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd Gilmer ◽  
Victoria D. Ojeda ◽  
David Folsom ◽  
Dahlia Fuentes ◽  
Viviana Criado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Public Mental Health Services

The Mental Illness Needs Index

1997 ◽  
Vol 6 (S1) ◽  
pp. 13-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gyles Glover
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Public Mental Health Services

It is well known that the prevalence of mental illness is not uniformly distributed. This has practical consequences for the planning, financing and evaluation of public mental health services. Areas likely to have greater morbidity are likely to require more resources. The question is by how much? This essay describes a method devised in the context of the English health service to provide practical help to mental health planners faced with this type of question.

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