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Psychogeriatric consultation services: effect and effectiveness

L Teitelbaum1, D Cotton, M L Ginsburg

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie
|December 1, 1996
PubMed
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Psychogeriatric consultations address memory loss and depression in older adults. Despite poor physician compliance, patients showed improvement, indicating the service

Area of Science:

  • Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

Background:

  • Referrals to psychogeriatric services often involve older adults with cognitive and mood disturbances.
  • Understanding the characteristics of these referrals is crucial for optimizing geriatric mental health care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize referrals to a psychogeriatric consultation/outreach service.
  • To identify the interventions provided and evaluate the service's effects and effectiveness.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective study followed 67 consecutive patients referred for psychogeriatric assessment.
  • Patients were assessed at referral and at 6-week and 6-month follow-ups for psychiatric diagnoses, need for institutional care, and placement outcomes.

Main Results:

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  • Memory problems (76%) and depressed mood (69%) were prevalent. Dementia (54%) and depression (22%) were common diagnoses.
  • Recommendations included medication changes (50%) and further assessments (55%).
  • Despite low referring physician compliance (31%), 46% of patients improved by 6-week follow-up.

Conclusions:

  • Psychogeriatric consultations are most beneficial for severely affected patients with multiple symptoms.
  • The service demonstrates positive patient outcomes even with limited adherence to recommendations.