Outpatient Geriatric Psychiatry in an Urban Ghetto with Nonprofessional Workers

SHELDON ZIMBERGAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 125, Number 12

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.125.12.1697

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After establishing a group therapy program for geriatric outpatients, the author found that: 1) relatively brief socialization opportunities can provide these patients with a significant degree of support; 2) small doses of medication can provide rapid and effective control of psychotic symptoms; 3) an intensive case-finding approach is necessary to reach many elderly patients; and 4) non-professional workers can provide a great deal of meaningful service.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 125 • Number 12 • June 1969

Pages: 1697 - 1702

PubMed: 5770189

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Published in print: June 1969

Published online: 1 April 2006

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SHELDON ZIMBERG

Chief, division of community psychiatry, Harlem Hospital Center, 136th St. and Lenox Ave., New York, N. Y. 10037, instructor in psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Columbia University School of Public Health and Administrative Medicine

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Outpatient Geriatric Psychiatry in an Urban Ghetto with Nonprofessional Workers

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