STATE HOSPITAL UTILIZATION FOR THE MENTALLY ILL ELDERLY

这项为期三年的全国性研究的目的是， 国家心理健康计划主任协会（NASMHPD） 将是增加对精神病患者服务的知识， 通过描述国家精神病院在提供护理方面的作用， 以及对老年精神病患者的治疗 现有NASMHPD和NIMH 将对数据库进行分析，以确定州立医院的使用模式 65岁及以上人口，并说明所提供的服务 这个病人群体。 将在选定的州进行个案研究 识别和描述环境、情境和政策 影响国家精神卫生机构使用国家 医院对这一人群。 数据库分析将 与案例研究结果相结合，以描述状态的程度 老年人使用医院，这一人群的特点，以及 财政、政策、行政和服务方面的影响。 这项研究将为SMHA提供必要的信息， 目前可以制定有效的方案， 确定公立医院的适当作用， 这个人口群体。

The purpose of this three-year national study to be conducted by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) will be to increase the knowledge regarding services to the mentally ill elderly by describing the role of state mental hospitals in providing care and treatment for the elderly mentally ill. Existing NASMHPD and NIMH databases will be analyzed to determine patterns of state hospital usage for the population age 65 and over, and to describe the services provided to this patient group. Case studies will be conducted in selected states to identify and describe the environmental, situational, and policy variables which impact upon the state mental health agency's use of state hospitals for this population. The analysis of the databases will be integrated with case study findings to describe the extent of state hospital use by the elderly, the characteristics of this population, and the fiscal, policy, administrative, and service implications. This research will provide SMHAs with the necessary information not currently available to develop effective programs for seriously mentally ill elderly persons and determine appropriate roles of state hospitals for this population group.