Journal article
Carpe diem: nursing making inroads to improve mental health for elders
Nursing outlook, Vol.60(2), pp.107-108
03/01/2012
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2011.12.002
PMID: 22514796
Abstract
Introduction
With 1 in every 5 adults over age 65 having mental illness, a projected 15 million will need services by 2030. Few nurses have specialized in geriatric mental health for a number of reasons: The paucity of educational programs to prepare specialists, the societal stigma associated with both aging and mental illness, underpayment for services, and lack of role models. Here we summarize the major accomplishments of the Academy's Geropsychiatric Nursing Collaborative (GPNC), a Hartford-funded project designed to foster nursing's contribution to the mental health of older Americans. We also suggest areas that will need to be addressed by others as this 4-year project ends.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Carpe diem: nursing making inroads to improve mental health for elders
- Creators
- Lois K Evans - University of PennsylvaniaCornelia Beck - University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesKathleen C. Buckwalter - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Nursing outlook, Vol.60(2), pp.107-108
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.outlook.2011.12.002
- PMID
- 22514796
- ISSN
- 1528-3968
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/2012
- Academic Unit
- Nursing; Health Management and Policy
- Record Identifier
- 9983557458802771
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