Mental health care for older adults in the year 2020: a dangerous and avoided topic.
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Koenig, HG; George, LK; Schneider, R
Published in: Gerontologist
October 1994
Low Medicare reimbursement rates are already causing some mental health professionals to turn away elderly patients, restricting access to care. Where will funds come from to pay for the mental health needs of older adults in the year 2020, when 80 million baby boomers pass age 65? This cohort, in contrast to elders today, have high rates of psychiatric illness, and are also much more likely than older adults to seek mental health services. Seemingly oblivious to these trends, plans are being made to cut, rather than expand, the Medicare budget. We are projecting an increasing gap over the next 25 years between need and availability of geriatric mental health services.
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Gerontologist
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ISSN
0016-9013
Publication Date
October 1994
Volume
34
Issue
5
Start / End Page
674 / 679
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Middle Aged
- Mental Health Services
- Mental Disorders
- Humans
- Health Services Needs and Demand
- Gerontology
- Forecasting
- Aged
- Adult
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Koenig, H. G., George, L. K., & Schneider, R. (1994). Mental health care for older adults in the year 2020: a dangerous and avoided topic. Gerontologist, 34(5), 674–679. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/34.5.674
Koenig, H. G., L. K. George, and R. Schneider. “Mental health care for older adults in the year 2020: a dangerous and avoided topic.” Gerontologist 34, no. 5 (October 1994): 674–79. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/34.5.674.
Koenig HG, George LK, Schneider R. Mental health care for older adults in the year 2020: a dangerous and avoided topic. Gerontologist. 1994 Oct;34(5):674–9.
Koenig, H. G., et al. “Mental health care for older adults in the year 2020: a dangerous and avoided topic.” Gerontologist, vol. 34, no. 5, Oct. 1994, pp. 674–79. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/geront/34.5.674.
Koenig HG, George LK, Schneider R. Mental health care for older adults in the year 2020: a dangerous and avoided topic. Gerontologist. 1994 Oct;34(5):674–679.
Published In
Gerontologist
DOI
ISSN
0016-9013
Publication Date
October 1994
Volume
34
Issue
5
Start / End Page
674 / 679
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Middle Aged
- Mental Health Services
- Mental Disorders
- Humans
- Health Services Needs and Demand
- Gerontology
- Forecasting
- Aged
- Adult