TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevention of Mental Disorder in the Elderly
T2 - Current Perspectives and Future Prospects
AU - Rabins, Peter V.
PY - 1992/7
Y1 - 1992/7
N2 - This article reviews primary, secondary, and tertiary preventive strategies in the mental health field. Primary prevention is currently restricted to some forms of dementia, but secondary and tertiary prevention can significantly diminish both short‐term and long‐term morbidity. Improved professional and lay education, better use of existing knowledge and resources, and improved communication among practitioners in the medical, psychosocial, and mental health fields can all lead to improved care at the present time.
AB - This article reviews primary, secondary, and tertiary preventive strategies in the mental health field. Primary prevention is currently restricted to some forms of dementia, but secondary and tertiary prevention can significantly diminish both short‐term and long‐term morbidity. Improved professional and lay education, better use of existing knowledge and resources, and improved communication among practitioners in the medical, psychosocial, and mental health fields can all lead to improved care at the present time.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1992.tb01968.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1992.tb01968.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 1607591
AN - SCOPUS:0026769602
SN - 0002-8614
VL - 40
SP - 727
EP - 733
JO - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
JF - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
IS - 7
ER -