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Published Online: March 1974

Mental Health Consultation Improves Care of the Aged in Community Facilities

Donald R. Daggett, Mary E. Jones, Leo Feider, and Romeyn ClarkeAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: Psychiatric Services

Volume 25, Number 3

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.25.3.170

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A hospital-based community mental health center in Minneapolis developed a consultation and training program for nursing home staff members in order to improve the care and treatment of aged residents. A social-worker-and-nurse team provided consultations that were individually planned to meet the needs of the staff of each facility. The team and staff members met weekly for eight to ten sessions to discuss topics related to the aged. Evaluation by the project staff, nursing home staff, and an independent group showed that the center successfully developed a mental health intervention system.

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Psychiatric Services

Volume 25 • Number 3 • March 1974

Pages: 170 - 172

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Published in print: March 1974

Published online: 7 October 2014

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Donald R. Daggett

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Mary E. Jones

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Leo Feider

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Romeyn Clarke

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Minneapolis Clinic of Psychiatry and Neurology, Ltd., University of Minnesota in Minneapolis

Metropolitan Medical Center

Metropolitan Medical Center Mental, Health Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Mental Health Consultation Improves Care of the Aged in Community Facilities

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