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Developing the right skills to meet the mental health needs of older adults

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posted on 2024-04-03, 01:04 authored by Judith Anderson, Sancia WestSancia West, David Lees, Michelle ClearyMichelle Cleary
Mental health disorders amongst older populations have long been an under-recognised issue in the aged care sector. Older adults and those with mental health issues are at increased risk of poorer health outcomes globally (Stewart et al., 2021) with the World Health Organization identifying that 15% of adults aged 60 and over live with a mental disorder (World Health Organization, 2017).

History

Volume

44

Issue

5

Start Page

453

End Page

455

Number of Pages

3

eISSN

1096-4673

ISSN

0161-2840

Publisher

Informa

Publisher DOI

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Language

en

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • No

External Author Affiliations

Charles Sturt University; University of Tasmania

Era Eligible

  • No

Medium

Print-Electronic

Journal

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

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    Keywords

    Mental health disordersOlder adultsAged care sectorNursesAged care systemMental health system

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    CQUniversity General 1.0

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