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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY
Volume 20, Issue 11, Pages 1081-1083Publisher
JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1414
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liaison psychiatry; older; aged; general hospital; nursing general; nursing training; nursing attitudes
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Introduction There are high levels of co-morbid mental illness amongst older people in general hospitals; this study explored the training needs of general nurses to care for this group. Method Focus groups with general nurses were analysed using framework analysis. Findings and Conclusion Nurses wanted training, but did not believe that training alone was sufficient to improve care, expressing that more integrated working between acute and mental health services was also needed. Liaison mental health services provide a way to deliver both training and a more integrated service. Copyright (c) 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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