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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 125, No. 12

Articles | June 01, 1969

Outpatient Geriatric Psychiatry in an Urban Ghetto with Nonprofessional Workers

SHELDON ZIMBERG

Am J Psychiatry 1969;125:1697-1702.

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Chief, division of community psychiatry, Harlem Hospital Center, 136th St. and Lenox Ave., New York, N. Y. 10037, instructor in psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Columbia University School of Public Health and Administrative Medicine

1968-69, American Psychiatric Association

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After establishing a group therapy program for geriatric outpatients, the author found that: 1) relatively brief socialization opportunities can provide these patients with a significant degree of support; 2) small doses of medication can provide rapid and effective control of psychotic symptoms; 3) an intensive case-finding approach is necessary to reach many elderly patients; and 4) non-professional workers can provide a great deal of meaningful service.

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