The UK Inquiry into Mental Health and Well-Being in Later Life

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Download reports > Stage 2: Services > Literature and policy reviewSUMMARY REPORT TO THE INQUIRY BOARD (Pdf, 102 KB, 16 pages)Chapter 1.  Introduction and Approach (Pdf, 49 KB, 9 pages)Chapter 2.  Policy and Service Models for Older People with Mental Health Problems (Pdf, 381 KB, 37 pages)Chapter 3.  Depression and Anxiety in Later Life: Primary Prevention (Pdf, 212 KB, 40 pages)Chapter 4.  Accessing Services and Support (Pdf, 62 KB, 12 pages)Chapter 5.  Interventions and Treatment for Depression and Anxiety (Pdf, 97 KB, 19 pages)Chapter 6.  Dementia in Later Life: Nature, Risk and Resources (Pdf, 280 KB, 53 pages)Chapter 7.  Accessing Support: Early Detection And Diagnosis (Pdf, 87 KB, 17 pages)Chapter 8.  Interventions and Treatment for People with Dementia (Pdf, 332 KB, 64 pages)Chapter 9.  Other Mental Health Problems In Later Life (Pdf, 131 KB, 25 pages)Chapter 10.  The Perspectives of Older People and Experts Working in the Field (Pdf, 132 KB, 28 pages)Chapter 11.  Conclusions and Implications (Pdf, 133 KB, 27 pages)REFERENCES(Pdf, 392 KB, 64 pages)Appendix One.  Social-cultural model of successful ageing (Pdf, 5 KB, 2 pages)Appendix Two.  Accessing older people: Approach and method (Pdf, 6 KB, 2 pages)Appendix Three.  Review of ongoing research in dementia (up to June 2005) (excludes pathological and physiological studies) (Pdf, 107 KB, 34 pages)Appendix Four.  Ongoing Research on mental health problems of older people (except dementia) (Pdf, 22 KB, 5 pages)

 
 
SECTION ONE

1.1 Introduction
1.2 Approach to the review
1.3 Conceptualisation of prevention
1.4 Review method
1.5 Other information gathering
1.6 Structure of the review

2.1 Background and context
2.2 Social inclusion and participation
2.3 Independence and control
2.4 Partnership and integreated care
2.5 Conceptions of ageing in policy
2.6 Older people with mental health problems
2.7 Organisation of mental health services for older people
2.8 Mental health and older age: Interface issues
2.9 Integration and co-ordination
2.10 Summary
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SECTION TWO

3.1 Introduction

3.2

Risk factors for depression and anxiety

3.3

Social resources or vulnerability factors

3.4

Suicide and self harm

3.5 Summary
4.1 Setting the scene
4.2 Primary care: Getting through the gate
4.3 Accessing help
4.4 Barriers to access
4.5 Community and residential settings: Problems of access and support
4.6 Summary
5.1 What can be done?
5.2 New models of treatment in primary care
5.3 Psychotherapeutic interventions
5.4 Psychosocial interventions
5.5 Summary
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SECTION THREE
6.1 Nature and prevalence
6.2 Primary prevention of dementia
6.3 Risk and vulnerability for developing dementia
6.4 Resources or buffers that protect against dementia
6.5 Summary
7.1 Early indicators of dementia
7.2 Diagnosis of dementia
7.3 Early detection and treatment
7.4 Summary
8.1 Provision of appropriate services
8.2 Interventions for improving well-being in people with dementia
8.3 Summary
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SECTION FOUR
9.1 Enduring mental health problems: Schizophrenia
9.2 Older people with schizophrenia
9.3 Services and interventions
9.4 Alcohol and substance misuse
9.5 Illicit drugs and prescription drugs
9.6 Summary
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SECTION FIVE
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Older people's perspectives
10.3 The experts' perspectives
10.4 Summary
11.1 Context and background
11.2 Mental health, later life, gender, ethnicity and socio-economic status
11.3 Primary prevention
11.4 Secondary prevention
11.5 Tertiary prevention
11.6 And finally...
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APPENDICES
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