Barriers to Mental Health Services for Nursing Home Residents.

About two-thirds of nursing home residents in the United States have serious mental health problems. Few of these residents have access to mental health professionals. Furthermore, mental disorders are frequently undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, and disorders that may be treatable often are not recognized.

This paper (1) assesses the need for and the availability of mental health services for nursing home residents; (2) reviews the history of federal legislation and regulation...

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