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Lucky Connections The Effects of A Geriatrician Liaison Serv | 109422

Clinical and Experimental Psychology

ISSN - 2471-2701

Abstract

Lucky Connections The Effects of A Geriatrician Liaison Service on Mental Health Wards for The Elderly

Dariush Zahedi*

Despite high rates of comorbidity and mortality, there remains an unmet demand for older persons receiving mental inpatient care to receive physical healthcare. While patients in mental health trusts typically do not have access to the opposite of liaison services, this is no longer the case in acute hospitals. After geriatricians began providing support to inpatient wards for older adults with mental health issues, we sought to determine the efficacy and acceptability of this intervention.

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