Evaluating Mental Health Services for Older People

by Jenny Finch

Finch, an expert in British social care policy, offers physicians and professionals concerned with health and social care this account of the developments in mental health care for the elderly in the UK, Europe, the US, Canada, and Australia, and offers a model for evaluating and improving these services. Coverage includes legislative, funding, development, and policy issues; a discussion of old age psychiatry worldwide; and a comparative analysis of evaluation approaches. Several chapters give an account of the standards devised by the British Health Advisory Service (HAS) for evaluating mental health care, and examine the standards' validity and reliability. The last section suggests future directions. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

232 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2004