Special issue on Elder Mental Health edited by JEN team member

In July 2011, the Journal of Aging and Social Policy released a special issue (Volume 23) entitled devoted to elder mental health. The special issue was edited by Darlene (Dee) O’Connor, Ph.D., Director of Strategic Alliances for JEN Associates in collaboration with Laney Bruner-Canhoto , Ph.D., her colleague at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Dee is the lead author for the introduction, “Elder Mental Health: the Next Frontier” and a key article, “Leveraging the PASRR Process to Divert and Transition Elders with Mental Illness from Nursing Facilities.” Other articles have been written by noted experts in the field including Steve Bartels, MD, Gary Moak, MD, Bob Knight, Ph.D. and Brian Kaskie, Ph.D. Dee is also co-author on the article by Frank Baskin on coalitions on mental health and aging.

A free online sample copy is available through 12/31/11 at
www.tandfonline.com/r/waspspecial

Table of Contents for the Special Issue

Introduction: Elder Mental Health—the Next Frontier: Darlene O’Connor and Laney Bruner-Canhoto

Mental Health and Aging in the 21st Century: Bob. G. Knight and Philip Sayegh

The Forgotten  Older Adult with Serious Mental Illness: The Final Challenge in Achieving the Promise of Olmstead?: Stephen J. Bartels

Translating Collaborative Models of Mental Health Care for Older Adults: Using Iowa’s Experience to Inform National Efforts: Brian Kaskie and Denise Szecsei

Treatment of Late-Life Mental Disorders in Primary Care: We Can Do a Better Job: Gary S. Moak

Nursing Home Admissions and Long-Stay Conversions Among Persons with and without Serious Mental Illness: Kelly Aschbrenner, David C. Grabowski, Shubing Cai, Stephen J. Bartels, and Vincent Mor

Leveraging the PASRR Process to Divert and Transition Elders with Mental Illness from Nursing Facilities: Darlene O’Connor, Jennifer S. Ingle, and Kimberly N. Wamback

Coalitions on Mental Health and Aging: Lessons Learned for Policy and Practice: Frank Baskin, Lisa Marcus, Willard Mays, Robert Rawlings, Laney Bruner-Canhoto, and Darlene O’Connor