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- Title
Aging with Serious Mental Illness: An Overview and Implications for Service Delivery.
- Authors
Al Jurdi, Rayan K.; Rej, Soham; Sajatovic, Martha
- Abstract
As part of the changing U.S. demographics, older adult individuals with serious mental illnesses (SMI) will increase in relative proportion to the overall American population. Many individuals with SMI are now living longer (although overall mortality is still higher than in people without SMI). This article summarizes the epidemiology, assessment, and treatment of aging with SMI, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and recurrent major depression. The article also addresses how the field can prepare to meet the needs of a burgeoning population of elders with SMI, and concludes with a discussion on needed future directions for research and clinical care.
- Subjects
SUICIDE risk factors; AFFECTIVE disorders; AGING; COGNITIVE therapy; DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis; MEDICAL care; MENTAL illness; PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities; NEUROBEHAVIORAL disorders; NEUROLOGIC examination; PSYCHOSES; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE prevalence
- Publication
Generations, 2014, Vol 38, Issue 3, p14
- ISSN
0738-7806
- Publication type
Article