Age and ageing
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Does a nurse-led mental health liaison service for older people reduce psychiatric morbidity in acute general medical wards? A randomised controlled trial.
To determine the clinical effectiveness of a nurse-led mental health liaison service in managing mental health problems in older physically ill inpatients. ⋯ Nurse-led mental health liaison services which accept all screened cases from acute medical wards are unlikely to be effective in reducing general psychiatric morbidity. Services which focus on the prevention of delirium and target particular patient groups or disorders such as depression are more likely to be effective.