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The last ten years have seen a change in views of ageing. The Rising Tide [1] is still rising, and certainly resources have been stretched, but there have also been changes in attitudes, legislation and the expectations of old people which make the issue of ageing more interesting than ever. A number of disciplines have now produced a significant body of research, which, if taken in by a wider society, might have profound implications for us all, even before we are old. Some of the ideas developed recently may well influence the demand for and provision of psychiatric services for old people. In this chapter, some of the basic facts and ideas about ageing and the elderly are presented in order to provide a context in which the provision of psychiatric services can be discussed.
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Wattis, J., Martin, C. (1994). Introduction. In: Practical Psychiatry of Old Age. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3029-3_1
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