Mental health services for black and minority ethnic elders in the United Kingdom: a systematic review of innovative practice with service provision and policy implications

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dc.contributor.affiliationOld Age Psychiatry, Black Country Partnership Foundation Trust, West Midlands, UK.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBhattacharyya, Sarmishtha
dc.contributor.authorBenbow, Susan Mary
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-23T10:38:42Z
dc.date.available2023-08-23T10:38:42Z
dc.date.issued2012-11-19
dc.description.abstractBackground: The proportion of older people from black and minority ethnic (BME) groups in the United Kingdom (UK) is increasing steadily as the population ages. The numbers with dementia, depression, and other mental health problems are predicted to increase. Government policy documents have highlighted gaps in services for BME elders and/or the need to develop culturally appropriate services, in order to prevent people from BME communities from becoming socially excluded and finding services hard to access. This paper reviews published examples of innovative services and key learning points from them. Method: A search was carried out on PubMed, Medline, and Google Scholar for service developments aimed at BME elders in the UK. Sixteen relevant papers and reports were identified and were analysed to identify learning points and implications for clinical practice and policy. Results: Commissioning issues included were forward planning for continuing funding and mainstreaming versus specialist services. Provider management issues included were employing staff from the communities of interest, partnership, and removing language barriers. Provider service issues included were education for service provider staff on the needs of BME elders, making available information in relevant languages, building on carers' and users' experiences, and addressing the needs of both groups. Conclusion: A model for structuring understanding of the underutilisation of services by BME elders is suggested. The main emphasis in future should be to ensure that learning is shared, disseminated, and applied to the benefit of all communities across the whole of the UK and elsewhere. Person-centred care is beneficial to all service users.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBhattacharyya S, Benbow SM. Mental health services for black and minority ethnic elders in the United Kingdom: a systematic review of innovative practice with service provision and policy implications. Int Psychogeriatr. 2013 Mar;25(3):359-73. doi: 10.1017/S1041610212001858. Epub 2012 Nov 19. PMID: 23158766.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S1041610212001858
dc.identifier.eissn1741-203X
dc.identifier.pmid23158766
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14200/1886
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_US
dc.source.beginpage359
dc.source.countryEngland
dc.source.endpage73
dc.source.issue3
dc.source.journaltitleInternational Psychogeriatrics
dc.source.volume25
dc.subjectMental healthen_US
dc.subjectElderly care.en_US
dc.titleMental health services for black and minority ethnic elders in the United Kingdom: a systematic review of innovative practice with service provision and policy implicationsen_US
dc.typeArticle
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